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London: BA.4.6, A new form of Corona is a new form of Omicron. It is spreading rapidly in America. Now it is spreading in UK too. The UK Health Protection Agency mentioned in a new briefing document on Covid variants that the BA.4.6 variant was responsible for 3.3 per cent of cases in the week starting August 14. But a recent investigation found that BA.4.6 was responsible for 9 percent of UK Covid cases. Thus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the BA.4.6 variant accounts for more than 9 percent of cases in the United States. Apart from this, this variant has also been confirmed in other countries of the world. So now India should worry about this variant. Lets look at the information available so farA new variant spread around the world

BA.4.6 is a variant of Omicrons BA.4 variant. The BA.4 was first detected in South Africa in January 2022 and has since spread worldwide with the BA.5 variant. It is not clear how BA.4.6 spread, but it is possible that it could be a recombinant variant. Recombination occurs when two different types of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) infect the same person at the same time.

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While BA.4.6 will be similar to BA.4 in many ways, it mutates the spike protein, a protein on the surface of the virus that allows it to enter our cells. This mutation, R346T, has been found in other variants and protects the virus from a persons immune system. In other words, it helps the virus avoid antibodies made from vaccination and previous infection.

Fortunately Omicron was not very destructive, but subtypes of Omicron spread very quickly. BA.4.6 reduces the immune system of the body. According to the UKHSA report, BA.4.6 spread much faster than BA.5 in its initial period. According to a report from Oxford University then, people who took a dose of Pfizer to protect against Covid, did not affect their antibodies to BA.4.6. It is a matter of concern. However, booster doses can be quite successful in avoiding BA.4.6. The details of this new variant are not yet fully known, for now we can only rely on the booster dose.

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BA.4.6 and other new variants to become it is a matter of concern. Their new appearance shows that the virus is still with us and is trying to enter our body in new ways by breaking the immunity provided by vaccination. But vaccination provides good protection against serious illness. It is still the best weapon to fight against Corona. The recent approval of bivalent boosters is good news for people. In addition, developing multi-component coronavirus vaccines that target multiple variants may provide more durable protection.

A recent study found that a multicomponent corona virus vaccine administered nasally proved to be more effective against the original form of Covid and its two other forms. New variants, including BA.4.6, are being closely monitored, as they may cause the next wave of the Covid pandemic. The public should be vigilant and follow the Covid rules in any public place to prevent the spread of the highly contagious virus.

Published by:Vivek Chudasma

First published: September 14, 2022, 23:06 IST

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