Like a Hollywood franchise that churns out sequel after mind-numbing sequel, Omicron is back. Mere weeks after the variant’s BA.2 lineage caused surges globally, two more Omicron spin-offs are on the ...
As compared with BA.2, the BA.2.12.1 subvariant has substitutions L452Q and S704L in its spike protein, and both BA.4 and BA.5 have additional changes. Substitutions L452Q, L452R, and F486V are in the ...
Behavioral Activation (BA) is a form of short-term outpatient therapy that engages individuals in rewarding activities of their own choosing as a way to counter the negative feelings and withdrawal ...
Of additional concern, BA.2.75 may differ antigenically from BA.2. The receptor-binding domain of the spike (S) protein of SARS-CoV-2 is capable of inducing neutralizing antibodies and is the major ...
On March 22 the World Health Organization announced that the Omicron subvariant BA.2 had become the dominant form of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, worldwide. BA.2 shares many genetic ...
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, health officials have warned that the biggest barrier to controlling the virus would be its ability to mutate into ever more infectious and dangerous forms. The ...
The most transmissible variant yet of the coronavirus is threatening a fresh wave of infections in the United States, even among those who have recovered from the virus fairly recently. The subvariant ...
The BA.2 virus – a subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant – isn’t just spreading faster than its distant cousin, it may also cause more severe disease and appears capable of thwarting some of ...
Scientists have been keeping an eye on BA.2, one of three genetically distinct varieties of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. By Adeel Hassan The highly contagious Omicron subvariant known as BA ...