Covid-19 variant KP.3.1.1 predominant in US as infections continue ticking up
KP.3.1.1, of the Omicron family, is among many currently co-circulating JN.1-derived variants in the US, Xinhua news agency reported.
KP.3.1.1, of the Omicron family, is among many currently co-circulating JN.1-derived variants in the US, Xinhua news agency reported.
There is no real need for booster vaccination, said experts even as JN.1, from the lineage of Omicron variant of Covid, is rapidly spreading in the country.
Singapore has reported 1,017 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total tally to 2,195,980.
Tamil Nadu's health department has said that the state has maximum XBB variants of Omicron and till now no variant of BF 7, which is causing the new wave of Covid-19 in many countries, has been detected in the state.
Stating that at present XBB variant cases are detected in the city, Kejriwal said the Delhi government is doing genome sequencing.
According to a study led by researchers at the University of Hong Kong, Omicron spreads 70 times faster than Delta variant.
According to the Daily Mail, King's College London scientists estimate 160,000 people were falling ill with Covid every day in the week ending January 26, compared to 145,000 in its previous report.
The State had last reported Omicron variant cases on 19 January with the ILS providing diagnostic reports of 145 new variant cases to the State health department.
This emphasises the need for an Omicron-specific vaccine strategy, said the study.
Moreover, the next variant of Covid may also evade vaccine protections even more, making the existing vaccines even less effective.
