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Subvariant of Omicron detected in Israel
Arutz Sheva ^ | 14/1/22

Posted on 01/13/2022 3:33:21 PM PST by Eleutheria5

A subvariant of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, known as BA2, has arrived in Israel and 20 cases of it have already been detected in the country, Kan 11 News reported on Thursday.

According to the report, BA2 is currently known to have even more mutations than the original Omicron, and as such, some scientists around the world have speculated that it may be more violent. However, at the moment this is only a hypothesis, and it is important to note that there is no absolute certainty and knowledge about this.

The subspecies was first seen in China a few weeks ago. The suspicion is that it originated in India. It has also been located in Denmark, Australia, Canada, and Singapore. Israeli scientists told Kan 11 News that they are concerned by the variant because of its changes, and because of its more mutations.

The Ministry of Health said that "the BA2 variant is a variant that is being developed alongside the Omicron and is being monitored by the Ministry of Health and other countries in the world. At this stage, there is no evidence that it is behaving differently from the Omicron."

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(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ba2; israel; omicron; scientists; subvariant; variant; worried
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1 posted on 01/13/2022 3:33:21 PM PST by Eleutheria5
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To: Eleutheria5

Ohh Noes!!!!!

The sniffles are 27% snifflier, and the scratchy throat 19% scratchier.

WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!!!

someday.


2 posted on 01/13/2022 3:36:04 PM PST by UNGN
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To: Eleutheria5

This one is really scary. It actually makes you feel BETTER.


3 posted on 01/13/2022 3:38:20 PM PST by cuban leaf (My prediction: Harris is Spiro Agnew. We'll soon see who becomes Gerald Ford, and our next prez.)
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To: Eleutheria5

4 posted on 01/13/2022 3:38:36 PM PST by montag813
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To: Eleutheria5

Some scientists around the world! Oooooohhhhh! They speculate!


5 posted on 01/13/2022 3:39:34 PM PST by webheart (I thought I was helping by getting vaccinated but they say I didn’t help at all. )
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To: Eleutheria5

Now they are telling us about a sub variant, a variant of a variant?

Does this ever end?


6 posted on 01/13/2022 3:41:43 PM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Eleutheria5

“....has arrived ....”

Do these health agencies that seem so gleeful about new viruses arriving ever do any investigative work as to how the virus arrived and what the source is (was)??? Was it transported to its destination by natural means or could it have been purposely sent??? So many questions, so few answers. No one is curious, no one is suspicious. This current generation a.w.a.s!!!


7 posted on 01/13/2022 3:41:55 PM PST by elpadre ( ying them.)
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A subvariant of the Omicron variant ...

Which would imply that it's even milder than that already mild Omicron.

8 posted on 01/13/2022 3:42:55 PM PST by Angelino97
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To: Eleutheria5

Appears the solution for many will be another jab. Others wonder if and when the former will figure it out.


9 posted on 01/13/2022 3:44:24 PM PST by week 71
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To: Eleutheria5

“ more violent”

Women and children hardest hit….


10 posted on 01/13/2022 3:44:28 PM PST by neodad (USS Vincennes (CG-49) Freedom's Fortress )
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To: cuban leaf

Right? Call me when the variant that combats Low-T shows up.


11 posted on 01/13/2022 3:46:18 PM PST by The Unknown Republican
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To: UNGN

Dealing with omicron right now. Sniffles and sore throat is correct. It feels the same as a cold, maybe more of a sore throat than with a typical cold.


12 posted on 01/13/2022 3:47:15 PM PST by teevolt
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To: Angelino97

I just hope it has better, cooler, easier to say name than ‘omicron’.


13 posted on 01/13/2022 3:49:12 PM PST by Not_Who_U_Think
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To: Eleutheria5

Truth is, there are millions of variants. They just pick the one that is scariest.


14 posted on 01/13/2022 3:49:26 PM PST by Chauncey Gardiner
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To: Eleutheria5

They need to give it a rest. But they won’t( who are they anyway?)


15 posted on 01/13/2022 3:50:00 PM PST by Karliner (Heb 4:12 Rom 8:28 Rev 3, "...This is the end of the beginning." Churchill)
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To: Eleutheria5

From day one it was stated,you NEVER vaccinate in the middle of a Pandemic,it just creates more and more variants that get more and more lethal.
Israel led the world in vaccinated population,and they are finding that out,it’s Theraputics folks,you know the very thing the government is shutting down! WHY! MONEY! Vaccine companies making billions on leaky vaccines that are causing more problems that leads to more infections and more Money,billions to Pfizer and Merck


16 posted on 01/13/2022 3:51:21 PM PST by ballplayer
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To: Eleutheria5

A variant of a variant of a .....


17 posted on 01/13/2022 4:00:47 PM PST by SkyDancer ( I make airplanes fly, what's your super power?)
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To: Not_Who_U_Think

Call it omega, and let that be an end of it.


18 posted on 01/13/2022 4:01:46 PM PST by Mr Ramsbotham ("God is a spirit, and man His means of walking on the earth.")
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To: ballplayer

I don’t think you should booster while the virus is going around a lot. Your original vaccination may be working and boosting could overwhelm your immune system.


19 posted on 01/13/2022 4:04:46 PM PST by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them )
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To: elpadre

On an aeroplane. Always. And it’s so so sneaky that it hides in the ice cubes. 😉


20 posted on 01/13/2022 4:07:49 PM PST by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison........like yesterday!!! )
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