According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , more than 1 out of every 10 cases in the United States is a BQ.1 strain group.
Just a month ago, this variant accounted for less than 1% of the population.
MD Anthony Fauci said in an interview with CBS News: "When you see such variants, you will see what their growth rate is the relative ratio of the variants, which is a very troublesome time to double."
Data from the US Centers for Disease Control
However, the reason why BQ.1 can become the most concerned reason in the United States is in addition to its fast spread, there is another worrying issue that seems that the monoclonal antibody vaccine is not effective for it!
Some experts say that BQ.1, as one of the variants of Omickron , is like the Omickron coronavirus in other BA sequences, vaccines are still the first line of defense against its spread, and existing vaccines can provide some cross-protection.
At present, no relevant experts and scholars have explained its pathogenicity, but judging from the current transmission speed of the US BQ.1, the pathogenicity of the new coronavirus variant may further decline.
