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What is Known About BF.7? COVID Omicron’s New Variant, That Raised Global Concerns Again

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What is Known About BF.7? COVID Omicron's New Variant, That Raised Global Concerns Again

Worldwide concerns of a recurrence of the pandemic’s early stages are growing as China struggles with the recent comeback of the coronavirus. India recently resumed random inspections of international travelers due to concerns over the resurgence of the BF.7 subvariant of Omicron. The coronavirus variety, also known as Omicron Spawn, was first discovered in India in October this year but is again resurfacing. The new sub-variant of Omicron, BF.7 is highly prevalent in China and is thought to be the cause of the present spike in Covid-19 infections there. BF.7 previously made headlines in October when it began to displace the main variations in the US and numerous other European nations.

What we know about Omicron BF.7 so far?

The COVID-19-causing infection has already had time to develop and mutate since its appearance in late 2019; as a result, it has caused waves upon waves of infections, with new varieties appearing virtually continuously. Viruses produce lineages and sub-lineages with each mutation, creating a structure akin to a flowchart that aids the bug in adapting to advances made by humans. The Omicron sub-lineage BA.5 and the BF.7 variation of the coronavirus are both sub-lineages of the BA.5.2.1.7 family.

The BF.7 sub-variant has a 4.4-fold higher demineralization opposition than the original D614G variant, based on a study published in the scientific journal “Cell Host and Microbe,” which means that in a laboratory environment, antibodies from an immunized or contaminated individual has been less likely to eradicate BF.7 than the existing Wuhan virus which spread all over the globe in 2020.

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The body’s protection against viruses, presumably acquired through prior infection or immunization, is swiftly overridden by this variety. While greater neutralization resistance indicates a greater chance that the variety may spread through a population and displace other variants.

Chinese medical specialists have stated that the variation can spread quickly and be particularly contagious. In comparison to other versions discovered thus far, Omicron BF.7 has a greater capacity for immunological escape, a shorter onset of symptoms, and a quicker transmission rate, according to Li Tongzeng, a physician at Beijing’s Xiaotangshan Hospital, who spoke with the state-run publication The Global Times.

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