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The omicron sub-variant BQ.1.1 has mutations that may help it to spread and perhaps evade past immunity

A soup of omicron subvariants could drive the next covid-19 wave

31 October 2022

The subvariants BQ.1.1 and XBB may somewhat evade prior immunity, however, further research is required
A coloured scanning electron micrograph of a cell (green) infected with the omicron variant of the coronavirus (purple)

The omicron coronavirus variant may protect against flu

19 September 2022

In a laboratory study, the H1N1 seasonal flu virus didn't take hold in bronchial cells containing the omicron coronavirus variant, but the flu virus did replicate in cells containing the delta variant
More than half of people who are infected with omicron may be unaware they are carrying the virus

More than half of people infected with omicron may not know it

17 August 2022

Out of 210 people who had antibodies suggesting they had recently had the covid-19 omicron variant, more than half were unaware they were carrying the virus

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