The US CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is based on "BA.2", which is said to have higher infectivity among Omicron strains in more than 70% of people infected with the new coronavirus in the United States in the week until the 2nd of this month. We have announced the latest analysis results, which are presumed to be.
On the 5th, the CDC released the latest analysis results that estimated the proportion of mutated coronaviruses that are spreading in the United States.
According to this, it is estimated that 72.2% of the people infected with the new coronavirus in the week up to the 2nd of this month are "BA.2", which is said to be more infectious, among the Omicron strains. , Increased by about 15 points from the previous week.
The CDC director Warensky said at a meeting on the 5th that the number of infected people and hospitalized people did not show a tendency to increase. Isn't it? "
"There is no evidence that it is more likely to become more severe or evade immunity than previous Omicron strains, but it seems that the infectivity is stronger," he said. We will keep an eye on the situation.
Warensky said that vaccination remains important in preventing aggravation and death, and that a second booster vaccination will be given to people over the age of 50 who have an underlying disease at high risk of aggravation. I'm calling.