Omicron’s BA.2 subvariant — which is spreading rapidly in Denmark in particular — does not “cause a more severe form” of COVID than the BA.1 variant that is circulating widely around the world, a health care official said on Tuesday. WHO.
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“We don’t see a difference in terms of severity between BA.1 compared to BA.2 and so it’s a similar level of severity in terms of risks of hospitalization,” said Maria Van Kerkhove, who heads up the fight against COVID-19 at WHO, during a Q&A on social media.
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