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Tomconroy

(7,611 posts) Tue Jan 25, 2022, 10:12 PM Jan 2022

Omicron BA.2 shows up in CT and MA

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Dr. Grubaugh does the Covid sequencing at Yale. The entire thread is worth a read, although I only understand a little of it. He thinks it'll overwhelm the present Omicron strain BA.1 pretty quickly. Doesn't seem to think it will result in many new cases but he admits he could be wrong.
So if things go downhill I guess it will happen in New England first and soon.

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Omicron BA.2 shows up in CT and MA (Original Post) Tomconroy Jan 2022 OP

And I just started to come out of my hidey hole. This stinks. dem4decades Jan 2022 #1

It may not be a big deal. Dr. Grubaugh thinks there is an Tomconroy Jan 2022 #2

dem4decades

(11,282 posts)

1. And I just started to come out of my hidey hole. This stinks.

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Tue Jan 25, 2022, 10:25 PM

Jan 2022

Tomconroy

(7,611 posts)

2. It may not be a big deal. Dr. Grubaugh thinks there is an

Reply to dem4decades (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 25, 2022, 10:34 PM

Jan 2022

immunity wall in CT that BA.2 won't be able to get around. The sequencing apparently takes quite a while to do so BA.2 has had three weeks or so to do it's stuff and CT cases are still headed down. Omicron overwhelmed delta here in a matter of two weeks.
I guess we'll see.

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