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Cicada Variant Spreads Globally as Experts Assess Immune Escape Risks from Heavily Mutated Strain (BA.3.2)
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A newly mutated SARS-CoV-2 variant nicknamed "Cicada" has been detected circulating across the United States alongside at least twenty-one other countries. This strain is identified as BA.3.2, which health officials warn possesses a hyper-mutated profile that may enhance its ability to evade immunity from prior vaccination or infection.
Key Points
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1A new COVID-19 strain named 'Cicada' (officially BA.3.2) has been detected in Massachusetts and is spreading across at least the US, several other countries.
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2The variant carries approximately 75 mutations but currently shows no evidence of causing increased severity compared to previous strains or vaccines prior infection immunity escape risks are not confirmed yet
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3Health officials remain under close watch as case counts begin a steady increase in both domestic and international settings.
Developments
[Mar 28, 01:17]
'Cicada' variant BA.3.2 officially identified by health officials as drawing global attention with many mutations detected in case counts
[Feb (as of)]
"BA 3.x" has been tracked and was already present at least across the US, according to CDC data cited from February.
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