This week of April 10, 2022, we look at what recombinants mean for the future of the pandemic and vaccination in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Still on variant watch, scientists in China announced on April 4 that they had sequenced a new subvariant of Omicron, labeled BA.1.1. This comes as China experiences a dramatic increase in cases being driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant, after staving off a deluge of cases for the past two years.
“As long as this virus continues to circulate, we are at risk. It can evolve, mutate, and throw up variants of concern,” WHO’s Olowokure said. There is still a long way to go. Epidemiologist Dr. Katelyn Jetelina said: “Two years into this pandemic, this virus hasn’t provided any hints about where it’s going. Coronaviruses typically evolve in a ladder-like pattern. We haven’t seen this yet for SARS-CoV-2.
“For most adults with healthy immune systems…there was no clear evidence that protection against severe disease afforded by vaccines was diminishing.” Coverage levels are extremely low at this point in the government’s rollout, where supply is no longer an issue and officials have had over a year to prepare and refine distribution systems.
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