How worried should we be about the new Omicron subvariant? – podcast | Science

Late in November, the World Well being Group designated the Covid variant B.1.1.529, with its many mutations, as a variant of concern. Dubbed Omicron, inside weeks it had quickly unfold throughout the globe and grow to be the dominant variant. However not far behind has been its much more transmissible cousin, BA.2. Initially taking off in Denmark and India, BA.2 is now making headway in a number of international locations world wide, together with the US and UK.

Ian Pattern speaks to Prof Nick Loman about how fearful we needs to be about BA.2, and what we nonetheless must study this new subvariant

The right way to take heed to podcasts: the whole lot you could know