{"id":130813,"date":"2023-09-22T17:59:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T17:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=130813"},"modified":"2023-09-22T17:59:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T17:59:09","slug":"mutant-pirola-covid-strain-is-no-worse-than-omicron-as-uk-tests-find-no-proof-it-is-more-severe-or-immune-resistant-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/mutant-pirola-covid-strain-is-no-worse-than-omicron-as-uk-tests-find-no-proof-it-is-more-severe-or-immune-resistant-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Mutant &#x27;Pirola&#x27; Covid strain &#x27;is NO worse than Omicron&#x27; as UK tests find no proof it is more severe or immune-resistant | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BRITAIN\u2019S latest Covid variant may be no worse than the last one, according to health chiefs.<\/p>\n<p>Tests by the UK Health Security Agency found no signs &#x27;Pirola&#x27; is more severe than Omicron or more resistant to immunity from jabs or past infection.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/subvariant-virus-spreading-viral-pathogens-842428056.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The BA.2.86 strain, nicknamed \u2018Pirola\u2019 by scientists, sparked fears of another crisis because it has so many mutations.<\/p>\n<p>NHS vaccines director, Steve Russell, dubbed it the \u201cmost concerning variant since Omicron\u201d as the autumn jabs rollout was brought forward to head it off.<\/p>\n<p>But the UKHSA said on Friday that it has not yet found any reason to be alarmed.<\/p>\n<p>Chief medical adviser, Professor Susan Hopkins, said: \u201cWhile this is still very early data, it is encouraging to see an indication that BA.2.86 demonstrates similar levels of antibody escape compared to other variants circulating in the UK.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span>Read more on Covid-19<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/alzheimers-dementia-research-brain-scan-533074525-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>New side effect of Covid detected in man who died from &#8216;brain eating disease&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/NEW_AFP_1PB35Mjpg-JS566029885.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>The 5 Pirola symptoms you might miss as Covid cases surge<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThere is so far no evidence to suggest that it is more likely to make people seriously ill than other Omicron variants in circulation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe autumn vaccination programme started this month, and data shows once again how important it is that the most vulnerable among us are fully vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI urge everyone eligible to come forward for their next dose as soon as they are called.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There have been 54 confirmed cases of BA.2.86 in the UK so far, with 48 in England and six in Scotland.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Health<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rw-comp-hangover-products-v2.jpg\"><\/picture><span>BEER-LIEVE IT<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>I tested 8 hangover &#8216;cures&#8217; &#038; foul drink came top &#8211; I had zero after effects<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/child-pulling-toilet-roll-846942858.jpg\"><\/picture><span>POO KNEW? 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