Mo Thuairim
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Another one, Pi...
(Edit: I'm now not convinced Pi and Pirola aren't the same strain and that this isn't just confused reporting. Not sure about the BA.6 vs BA.2.86 naming thing, but other than that these variants sound remarkably similar to each other. So take the below with a grain of salt for now. Apologies...)
What is the 'Pi' COVID variant dubbed 'BA.6' ‐- and should we be worried about it?
Another new Omicron variant has got scientists talking.
Although the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the end of COVID-19 as a global health emergency in May, the virus is still widespread - and mutating.
While the EG.5 and EG.5.1 now makes up one in seven cases in the UK, a new heavily-mutated version of Omicron could be another cause for concern.
So far the latest BA.2 "sub-lineage" (coined BA.6 or 'Pi') has only been sequenced a handful of times in Denmark and Israel - but the early differences showing up could mean it has the potential to cause a fresh wave of infections.
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Compared to the original BA.2, the new variant has 33 mutations of the spike protein - the membranes on the outside of the virus that allow it to enter and infect human cells.
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Because of the large number of mutations, it's being referred to as a 'saltation' - a large mutational change from one generation of virus to the next, which was used to describe Omicron when it first emerged.
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news.sky.com
www.irishmirror.ie
(Edit: I'm now not convinced Pi and Pirola aren't the same strain and that this isn't just confused reporting. Not sure about the BA.6 vs BA.2.86 naming thing, but other than that these variants sound remarkably similar to each other. So take the below with a grain of salt for now. Apologies...)
What is the 'Pi' COVID variant dubbed 'BA.6' ‐- and should we be worried about it?
Another new Omicron variant has got scientists talking.
Although the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the end of COVID-19 as a global health emergency in May, the virus is still widespread - and mutating.
While the EG.5 and EG.5.1 now makes up one in seven cases in the UK, a new heavily-mutated version of Omicron could be another cause for concern.
So far the latest BA.2 "sub-lineage" (coined BA.6 or 'Pi') has only been sequenced a handful of times in Denmark and Israel - but the early differences showing up could mean it has the potential to cause a fresh wave of infections.
(...)
Compared to the original BA.2, the new variant has 33 mutations of the spike protein - the membranes on the outside of the virus that allow it to enter and infect human cells.
(...)
Because of the large number of mutations, it's being referred to as a 'saltation' - a large mutational change from one generation of virus to the next, which was used to describe Omicron when it first emerged.
(...)
What is the 'Pi' COVID variant dubbed 'BA.6' – and should we be worried about it?
With only three cases sequenced globally, it hasn't been given an official name - although some are referring to it as BA.6 or the 'Pi' variant.
The three Covid variants of concern in UK and what their symptoms
Eris, BA.6 (‘Pi’) and BA.2.86 ('Pirola'), the three main variants being closely watched, have some similar and some different symptoms
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