#Neutralization of {#SARS-CoV-2 #Omicron} #BQ1, #BQ11, and #XBB {variants} with #RBD-Dimer
#Vaccines, NEJM: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2216233?query=TOC&cid=NEJM%20eToc,%20March%202,%202023%20DM2076332_NEJM_Non_Subscriber&bid=1438415850
#neutralization #sars #omicron #BQ1 #bq11 #xbb #rbd #vaccines
I love living in the northeast for reasons I can rarely articulate in early-mid January.. I love it less at the moment than previous in seasons.
The good news here in #Boston is that we're not seeing anywhere close to the same outrageous 8.5k+ copies/mL spike on Dec 29 that we saw last winter at this time (we're roughly 1/4 of what we were this time last year) but also we're lagging about a week behind in most regions so there's still time. Would love to see #Paxlovid concentrations plotted, too.
https://biobot.io/data/#county-25025
#XBB #BQ1 #COVID19 #Wastewater #COVID #pandemic
#boston #Paxlovid #XBB #BQ1 #COVID19 #WasteWater #covid #pandemic
As the *official* case count drops to just over 10 new cases a day in #Allegheny county #Virginia, viral copies per mL in #wastewater are 4x the national average and #BQ1 accounts for 82% of the sample. #COVID19 #pandemic
https://biobot.io/data/#county-51005
#Allegheny #virginia #WasteWater #BQ1 #COVID19 #pandemic
#China, Pang Xinghuo, Deputy Director of #Beijing CDC and Member of the National Expert Group on New Coronavirus Pneumonia: ''During the monitoring of variant strains in the local #population, the city has not found the prevalence of #XBB, #BQ1 and other strains. #BF7 and #BA52, a subclade of BA.5, were still the dominant strains among the prevailing strains.'', https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2023-01-06/doc-imxzfymz2059134.shtml
#china #beijing #population #xbb #BQ1 #BF7 #ba52
''According to latest data released by the #US #CDC, in week ending Dec. 31, 2022, #XBB15 accounted for 40.5% of #covid19 cases in the US, almost doubling from 21.7% in the previous week. Due to its extremely high "immune escape" ability, XBB.1.5 has quickly replaced #BQ11 and #BQ1 strains, becoming the number one epidemic strain in the United States''. SINA: https://news.sina.com.cn/w/2023-01-02/doc-imxyuyam6043523.shtml
#us #cdc #xbb15 #COVID19 #bq11 #BQ1
''#BQ1 and #XBB are new #subvariants of #Omicron which have become the dominant strains in some overseas countries and regions for their increased #transmissibility and immune escape capacity. ''
#BQ1 #xbb #subvariants #omicron #transmissibility
#China, #Shanghai has detected the #Omicron #subvariants #BQ1 and #XBB that have been prevailing in some overseas countries but experts said 2 strains were found in imported cases placed under closed-loop management which has not caused local #transmission, saying there is no need to hoard Montmorillonite {?} powder to relieve #diarrhea that can be caused by subvariant #XBB15. GT: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202301/1283058.shtml
#china #shanghai #omicron #subvariants #BQ1 #xbb #transmission #diarrhea #xbb15
''According to the study, 30 #Omicron strains that have been identified globally were measured in more than 300 randomly selected viral #WGS from #patients in #Shanghai, including mainly #BF7, #BA52, and the recently emerged #BQ1 and #XBB.'', https://journal.hep.com.cn/fmd/EN/10.1007/s11684-022-0981-7
#omicron #WGS #patients #shanghai #BF7 #ba52 #BQ1 #xbb
Clade BQ.1, encore (Grande Bretagne, Belgique)
DP.1▶️BQ.1.1.8 + S:A352S
▶️S:A352S : mutation fréquente. Ajout d'un léger avantage d'échappement immunitaire.
#COVID19 #variant #variantsoup #BQ1
Risk of a dangerous new Covid variant in China is 'quite low,' U.S. health expert says https://cnb.cx/3WWvQi9
But will it be safe?
Already, BQ.1 has more escapiblity from immunity and it will be likely to expand in Japan too.
Be more careful.
#BQ1 #COVID19 #chinacovid #China
#china #chinacovid #COVID19 #BQ1
''Xu Wenbo, head of the National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention with the #China #CDC, also said that in the last three months, China has detected 130 #subvariants of #Omicron, such as #BF7, #BQ1 and #XBB entering the country, media reported on Thursday.'', https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202212/1282939.shtml
#china #cdc #subvariants #omicron #BF7 #BQ1 #xbb
''No #genomic #mutation was found in these #subvariants, which were all imported, according to Xu. In December, a total of 31 #Omicron subvariants were found to have been imported into #China, including #BQ1, #XBB and other subvariants that spread rapidly overseas, said Xu.''
#genomic #Mutation #subvariants #omicron #china #BQ1 #xbb
@banner
They used logic & math with the #understanding that #SARS2 #Covid #reproductiveNumber is #approximately #R18
#reinfection #XBB #XB #BQ1 #etc
I miss #2020 R2.6
even without a #vaccine the #contagiousness of #current #variants is #incomprehensible
Scary thing is #practically nobody understands this thing is now at least 4x more #contagious than #Delta plus #Winter2021 we still wore masks
#CovidIsNotACold #CovidIsNotOver #wearADamnRespirator #YouDoYouWillNeverDo #Novavax #booster
#understanding #SARS2 #covid #reproductivenumber #approximately #r18 #reinfection #xbb #xb #BQ1 #etc #vaccine #contagiousness #current #variants #incomprehensible #practically #contagious #delta #winter2021 #covidisnotacold #CovidIsNotOver #wearadamnrespirator #youdoyouwillneverdo #novavax #booster
RT @WeingartenDE@twitter.com
Omikron mutierte immer schneller und zu immer mehr stark ausweichenden Untervarianten - als jede Corona-Variante zuvor.
Heute, ein Jahr nach der Warnung vor #B11529/#Omikron, zeigt die aktuelle #AI-Visualisierung der in den USA zirkulierenden Varianten, eine #BQ1/#BQ11 Dominanz
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/WeingartenDE/status/1596249203721879552
Hadn’t seen my MIL since her #birthday in April so needed to show my face for #Thanksgiving #aka #ProofOfLife
I’m #insanely lucky b/c my spouse won #geneticLottery from his mother where he doesn’t get full #SARS2 infections BUT he’s #asymptomatic for approx 4 days than #poof #totallyFine
There was a home care person🚫😷when we got there & #ofcourse she was #talker #germs #floating #everywhere before she FINALLY left but no matter,
it lingers like #measles so the air was thick with #BQ1 …🧵1/4
…
#birthday #thanksgiving #aka #ProofOfLife #insanely #geneticlottery #SARS2 #asymptomatic #poof #totallyfine #ofcourse #talker #germs #floating #everywhere #measles #BQ1
RT @WeingartenDE@twitter.com
US-COVID-Genomik: Das #CDC-Update dieser Woche bestätigt die Prognose: BQ1*-#Varianten (#BQ1 und #BQ11) sind jetzt in den USA dominant. #Typhon & #Cerberus entwickeln sich zu einer schweren #Welle in den #USA
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/WeingartenDE/status/1593651953233428483
#CDC #Varianten #BQ1 #BQ11 #typhon #cerberus #welle #USA
lapresse.ca
Covid-19. Forte hausse du virus dans les eaux usées de plusieurs villes au Québec
http://mcinformactions.net/Covid-19-Forte-hausse-du-virus-dans-les-eaux-usees-de-plusieurs-villes-au
RT @ete_fr
Les données de séquençage #COVID générées par les labos français sont maintenant sur #GISAID et analysées par nos collègues suisses de #COVSPECTRUM.
#BQ1.1 représentait près de la moitié des infections fin octobre.
https://cov-spectrum.org/explore/France/AllSamples/Past3M/variants?nextcladePangoLineage=bq.1.1*&
#covid #gisaid #COVSPECTRUM #BQ1