Belfast virologist on new Covid variant and what to expect this Christmas

Northern Ireland is now approaching the third Christmas of the Covid-19 pandemic but this year's festive season feels very different.Two years ago, our Christmas plans were significantly curtailed with a range of restrictions in place across the UK. But winter social mixing that took place before a full national lockdown was implemented in early January 2021 caused the number of deaths to rise quickly, reaching levels similar to those in the first wave.

BQ.1 stems from BA.5, the Omicron type that fuelled a summer resurgence of infections and is being monitored because of its “rapid growth”. Dr Connor Bamford, from the Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine at Queen's University Belfast, believes it would be wrong to underestimate this new virus and minimise its impact.

"We are in a much, much better place than this time last year but still a bit of caution could save some people having a miserable time or even worse with Covid, especially if you’re interacting with vulnerable people."

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