Scientists are concerned that built-up immunity and vaccinations may not protect against this new strain of the virus.
, the new BA.2.86 has even more additional mutations compared with previously detected Omicron variants.
"Nearly all the U.S. population has antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 from vaccination, previous infection, or both, and it is likely that these antibodies will continue to provide some protection against severe disease from this variant," the CDC said."This is an area of ongoing scientific investigation." With such a small number of confirmed cases, it is too soon to know how transmissible the new variant is, although its detection across multiple continents does indicate some degree of transmissibility.
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