(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) The BQ.1.1 subvariant of COVID-19 is currently taking precedence
over the BA.5 subvariant in France, immunologist Brigitte Autran,
president of the Committee for Monitoring and Anticipating Health
Risks (COVARS), told the news channel BFMTV on Wednesday, trend reports citing
xinhua .
The latest resurgence of COVID-19, according to her, is the
'beginning of a wave,' even though the increase in the number of
cases is 'not significant yet.'
'The trend is not good, it is up' because of the subvariant of
the virus, she said.
BA.5, the subvariant of the original Omicron subvariant of
COVID-19 that has been prevalent in France, 'has already been
replaced, swept away by the BQ.1.1 subvariant, which is the baby of
BA.5,' she explained.
'This variant is more contagious and it explains the current
surge in the number of new cases,' she noted.
Autran said that the BQ.1.1 subvariant is currently being
observed all over the world. 'We do not yet know if it is meaner,'
but it is understood to be more contagious, and therefore it is
absolutely necessary to get protected and vaccinated.
She called on the eligible population to get booster shots,
arguing that 'vaccines guarantee protection against severe forms of
COVID and against death.'
She also reiterated the need to respect barrier measures,
including wearing masks, at least on public transport and in
crowded spaces.
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