Omicron subvariants won't be severe

Omicron subvariants won't be severe – expert

By Red Mendoza

Feb 16, 2023 1:52 pm

AN infectious disease expert believes that the recent discovery of the XBF Omicron subvariant and other subvariants in the country would not pose a threat in terms of severity even if they can cause increased transmissibility and immune escape.

In the latest sequencing report from the Philippine Genome Center from February 7-9, one case of the XBF variant has been detected in the country, while two local cases of XBB 1.5 have also been detected.

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