Posted on 12/11/2021 6:36:05 PM PST by Trillian
AUSTRALIA has reported a new version of the Omicron Covid-19 variant, dubbed 'Omicron Like', just weeks after the new strain was first discovered in South Africa.
A South African man who tested positive for the variant was found to have a genetically different version of virus strain. He is currently isolating at a quarantine hotel in Brisbane.
Yvette D'Ath, Queensland's health minister, confirmed the case meant that Omicron now has two lineages classified by the international committee.
The new sister of the variant does not have one of the genes that are used to identify the Omicron strain, the World Health Organisation says.
This means the shortcut for locating it may not be able to be used.
Peter Aitken, Queensland's acting chief health officer, said that the sub-lineage did not appear to have the S-gene dropout - the genetic marker used to distinguish Omicron from other variants of the virus.
He added: "It has enough genes to be classified as Omicron, but we don't know enough about it for what that means as far as clinical severity, vaccine effectiveness.
"What we do know is that Omicron is more infectious and more transmissible."
Peter Collignon, microbiologist at the Australian National University, told the Guardian: “It is mainly at the moment an issue about the technicalities on how they are picked up.
“If the genes have been deleted, and there’s another lineage where the gene hasn’t been deleted, you may not think it is Omicron when in fact it is.”
Do they have 24 hour room service?
I don’t know about you, but I’m panicked AND terrified of Omicron’ s 3rd niece twice removed.
Bwahahahahahahahahahaha
I guess the ultimate incarnation of wuflu will be completely undetectable. Then we’re all doomed.
Not just a covid fraternity now, but also a sorority.
No not a fraternity, it’s a cult. It comes complete with ritual injections, a messianic leader, strange behavior and weird clothing
Right. This headline is ridiculous. The story is only that there is a variant of Omicron found. Not “*Panic* as new Omicron variant found”
Omicron Vs Mothra
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Medicine (propaganda lies) by committee.......
It’s the evil step mom’s that you have to watch out for.
Actually, throw in self-mutilation (studentisches Fechten), and that sounds a lot like my dear old college fraternity...
Regards,
Shouldn’t that be “omicron lite”?
“Omicron” is harmless enough to utterly ignore.
Motto I wrote on the camouflage cover of my helmet in Vietnam:
"For those who have fought for it, Life bears a savor the Protected wil never know. "
It dropped a strand. You can't just go around dropping your strands all over the sidewalk and expect other viruses to pick them up for you. If you have a strand, dispose of it properly. Boogieman viruses need to stop being such litterbugs, honestly.
OMG they found the common cold!
Cool, I can just ignore it like the original covid, Delta, and Omicron 1.0.
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