Omicron ‘most evolved variant of SARS-CoV-2‘ — PH Genome Center exec

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Omicron is the most evolved variant of SARS-CoV-2, Philippine Genome Center Executive Director Dr. Cynthia Saloma said. | DFernandezINQ

, according to Tulio de Oliveira, virologist at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and Network for Genomics Surveillance in South Africa.and has 46 mutations, is not spreading so much, Saloma noted.

“Of course, we cannot actually be certain na hindi siya pupunta sa atin but so far in the indications are that IHU variant seems to be localized in France and in fact, even in France it’s not really expanding so much,” she explained. Saloma said that the government should strengthen border controls and urged the public to get vaccinated to prevent further COVID-19 transmission.

“Pa’no natin ma-secure na hindi ito mapunta sa atin ? As much as possible, of course, strengthen our border controls and at the same time, individually and collectively, very very important po na magpa-vaccine tayo at saka protected tayo against all these variants,” she said.

 

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DFernandezINQ different pathogenesis, maybe it should be called SARS-CoV-3 🙂

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