The first case of the Omicron XE subvariant was confirmed on Jan. 19, 2022, in the U.K., and has since been reported in other countries, including Canada,…
dated Apr. 5, the World Health Organization’s technical lead Maria Van Kerkhove said that based on initial analysis XE has a 10 per cent growth advantage over BA.2, meaning it is slightly more transmissible., the UKHSA reports XE as having a median growth rate of 12.6 per cent per week between Jan. 15 and Mar. 30. In the three weeks following, they reported the growth rate increased to 20.9 per cent.
“Scientists are looking for signs that Omicron recombinants such as XE change disease severity, transmissibility or impacts the effectiveness of diagnostic tests, vaccines or treatments for COVID-19,” said the PHAC spokesperson. “ While preliminary international reports have shown that XE has modestly increased transmissibility compared to BA.2, more data is needed to confirm this finding.”Article content
It is unlikely that symptoms that come with contracting any of the recombinant variants will be worse than other variants, as reports show
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