Mike HoneyHere's the latest variant picture for Europe (excluding the UK), to mid-March.
BA.3.2.* "Cicada" has continued growing to dominance at 44%
NB.1.8.1.* "Nimbus" fell to 28%.
XFG.* "Stratus" fell sharply to 19%.
BA.3.2.* has been shown to be preferentially infecting children.
Across Europe, 18 countries report Patient age data with their samples.
Among children (0-17), BA.3.2.* was at 65% (n=99), vs 24% among adults (n=157), so a ~3X higher rate among children.
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See this thread and linked threads for more analysis on BA.3.2.*.
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Mike Honey (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image Here's the latest variant picture with a global scope, to early March. XFG.* "Stratus" continued to dominate, roughly flat at 56% frequency. NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" was also flat at 27%. BA.3.2.* "Cicada" grew marginally to 8%. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Global 🧵