Since the COVID-19 pandemic first began, many have become desensitised to these next few words: There's a new Omicron sub-variant in town. Here's what we know about BA.2.75 so far.
There's a new Omicron sub-variant.
"The fact is, there's no research that shows BA.2.75 is more transmissible or more serious," Professor Esterman said.In a video posted to the WHO's Twitter account, Dr Swaminathan said BA.2.75 had "not yet officially been named", but that some people were "referring to it as BA.2.75". While a catchy name, it's not official. A Twitter user, Xabier Ostale, who is not a virologist, coined the nickname in a tweet."It's not an official name. It's just someone on social media saying to themselves: 'This will be fun. Let's call it Centaurus," Professor Esterman said.Should we be worried?
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