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To: THE ANT who wrote (185968)	4/3/2022 1:00:35 PM
From: Pogeu Mahone	Respond to of 218126

You may get your chance: New Covid Variant XE Found In UK, More Transmissible Than Omicron: WHO XE is a "recombinant" which is a mutation of BA'1 and BA.2 Omicron strains. Recombinant mutations emerge when a patient is infected by multiple variants of Covid. World NDTV News DeskUpdated: April 03, 2022 10:04 am IST 637 cases of the new variant have been reported yet in UK 63 New Delhi: A new Covid variant has been found in the UK, the World Health Organisation said in its latest report. The new mutant, called XE, may be more transmissible than any strain of COVID-19, the health body said. XE is a "recombinant" which is a mutation of BA'1 and BA.2 Omicron strains. Recombinant mutations emerge when a patient is infected by multiple variants of Covid. The variants mix up their genetic material during replication and form a new mutation, UK experts said in a paper published in British Medical Journal. The World Health Organisation said that the new mutation XE appears to be 10 per cent more transmissible than the BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron. "Early-day estimates indicate a community growth rate advantage of 10 percent as compared to BA.2, however, this finding requires further confirmation," the global health body added. Britain's health agency said that XE was first detected on January 19 and 637 cases of the new variant have been reported yet. Promoted Listen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.com Meanwhile, the BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron is spreading rapidly across the globe. Some 4.9 million people in the UK are estimated to have had Covid-19 in the week ending March 26, or 600,000 more than the previous week, the latest survey by the Office for National Statistics said. 63CommentsUS and China also reported a surge in Covid cases driven by the BA.2 variant. China reported nearly 104,000 domestic Covid infections in March, with 90 percent of the recent cases found in Shanghai or northeastern Jilin province.

To: THE ANT who wrote (185968)	4/3/2022 1:56:54 PM
From: arun gera	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218126

90 vaccine shots did not kill this guy yet... apnews.com BERLIN (AP) — A 60-year-old man allegedly had himself vaccinated against COVID-19 dozens of times in Germany in order to sell forged vaccination cards with real vaccine batch numbers to people not wanting to get vaccinated themselves. The man from the eastern Germany city of Magdeburg, whose name was not released in line with German privacy rules, is said to have received up to 90 shots against COVID-19 at vaccination centers in the eastern state of Saxony for months until criminal police caught him this month, the German news agency dpa reported Sunday. The suspect was not detained but is under investigation for unauthorized issuance of vaccination cards and document forgery, dpa reported. He was caught at a vaccination center in Eilenburg in Saxony when he showed up for a COVID-19 shot for the second day in a row. Police confiscated several blank vaccination cards from him and initiated criminal proceedings.

To: THE ANT who wrote (185968)	4/4/2022 2:14:22 PM
From: Pogeu Mahone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218126

Boston-area coronavirus wastewater jump shows ‘a new wave has begun’Levels are back up to early February BOSTON, MA. APRIL 14, 2021: The MWRA’s Deer Island Sewage Treatment Plant in Boston, Massachusetts. (Staff photo by Nicolaus Czarnecki/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald) By RICK SOBEY \| rick.sobey@bostonherald.com \| Boston Herald PUBLISHED: April 3, 2022 at 5:51 p.m. \| UPDATED: April 3, 2022 at 5:52 p.m. The Boston-area COVID wastewater tracker data keeps on rising, sending out alerts to the public that “a new wave has begun,” according to a leading local epidemiologist. The latest update from the coronavirus wastewater tracker reveals that COVID levels are back up to the measurements from early February. This jump comes as the omicron BA.2 variant takes hold, while mask mandates have been lifted. The wastewater data in both the south and north of Boston regions hit lows at the start of March. Now, the average levels in both regions are well more than double the low marks. The sewage data is the earliest sign of future virus cases in the community. “I think it’s getting pretty clear that a new wave has begun and we will start to see more of a jump in the case numbers soon — more than we are already seeing,” said Matthew Fox, a Boston University School of Public Health epidemiology professor. “The wastewater data has been a reliable predictor so far so I think we can rely on it here,” he added. The north of Boston’s COVID wastewater average has increased 160% since the very low level about three weeks ago. The south of Boston’s average has gone up 146% since the start of March. The wastewater levels are still far below the omicron peak. One-day measurements in both the north and south regions during the past week are back up to the levels from the first week of February. “The gradual upward trend in the wastewater is worrisome,” said Davidson Hamer, a Boston University School of Public Health infectious diseases specialist. “The good news is that it has been a slow upward trend. “I suspect that it’s a combination of greater spread of BA.2, reduced mask use in public places, and people who have been cautious starting to let down their guard,” he added. “Hospitalization numbers have not increased much which is good.” RELATED ARTICLES Omicron subvariant BA.2 no longer ‘stealth’ 3,245 new coronavirus cases reported in Massachusetts schools in past week Massachusetts coronavirus cases keep rising, K-12 schools report 3,245 cases Massachusetts reports rising coronavirus cases, hospitalizations drop again The BA.2 variant is now the dominant strain in the U.S., and cases have been rising in Massachusetts over the last few weeks. This omicron subvariant wave is not expected to surge like the omicron wave in December and January, but people should be ready to start masking again in public places and reduce their interactions, Fox said. “As for what we should do, we should take precautions and wait and see how bad this wave is,” he said. “My guess is it won’t be as bad as previous waves — in terms of severe illness — but we should be prepared to take action should things get worse.” Hamer said he feels there’s no need to reinstate a mandate for indoor mask use in public places, but “older people and those with weak immune systems need to continue to be extra careful.” He added that anyone with symptoms consistent with COVID should do a rapid test or even two over consecutive days before having contact with family, friends, schoolmates or work colleagues. Tags: Boston University coronavirus COVID COVID testing COVID vaccine COVID-19 Department of Public Health health Mask mandate Masks Massachusetts Omicron Omicron variant Rick Sobey Rick Sobey is a multimedia, general assignment reporter -- covering breaking news, politics and more across the region. He was most recently a reporter at The Lowell Sun. Rick is a Massachusetts native and graduated from Boston University. While not reporting, he enjoys long-distance running. rick.sobey@bostonherald.com