Dr. Fauci: These 2 new fast-spreading omicron Covid subvariants are ‘pretty troublesome' (via CNBCMakeIt)
the area a bellwether for Covid waves — due to its dense population and high volume of incoming international travelers.
BQ.1.1 is also particularly adept at dodging the protective antibodies you get from prior infection or vaccination, Fauci noted.earlier this month that found BQ.1.1's ability to evade antibodies was "far exceeding" that of BA.5. The study, which has yet to be peer-reviewed, also found that BQ.1.1 was capable of evading immunity from a previous BA.5 infection and some antibody drugs, including Bebtelovimab and Evusheld.
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