With the emergence of a new sub lineage of Covid-19 variant Omicron called “XE”, its faster transmissibility than the BA.2 subvariant was first noted, and an expert reminded that it does not correlate to a relatively more severe form of the virus.
With the emergence of a new sublineage of Covid-19 variant Omicron called “XE”, its faster transmissibility than the BA.2 subvariant was first noted, and an expert reminded that it does not correlate to a relatively more severe form of the virus.“Hindi naman necessarily na kapag mas nakakahawa ay mas severe ,” Dr. Lulu Bravo, executive director of the Philippine Foundation for Vaccination said during the Laging Handa Public Briefing on Tuesday, April 12.
Yet Bravo also mentioned that another factor that contributed to this is the high vaccination rate of the country during this period. It can be remembered that Stealth Omicron was the dominant sublineage that has caused community transmissions of Covid-19 in the country back in January, according to the Philippine Genome Center .
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