Amelie Magnander works as an acting infection control doctor at Ryhov County Hospital.
She says that it is the Omikron BA.5 variant that is currently dominating in Sweden.
The variant seems to be even more contagious than previous variants, but causes relatively few cases of serious illness.
- We do not know if it is a temporary increase or if it is a trend that will continue.
New variant more contagious but gives milder symptoms
Amelie Magnander says that it is the BA.5 variant that is currently dominating in Sweden.
The variant seems to be even more contagious than previous variants, but causes relatively few cases of serious illness.
- We do not really know why it appears more contagious.
What the infection situation will look like in the future is not something that Amelie Magnander wants to speculate on, but says that it is something that the future may show.
- It depends on how we all behave.
You must try to behave responsibly.
Stay home if you have symptoms.