COVID-19 around the corner, Health Canada confirmed there are at least six cases of the XE recombinant of Omicron in the country.“As of April 6, 2022, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is aware of six detections of the XE recombinant lineage of Omicron in Canada,” a PHAC spokesperson wrote in an email.COVID-19 XE is a recombination of Omicron’s BA.1 and BA.2 subvariants.
A recombinant virus is a combination of genetic material from two or more different viruses, in this case, the original variant of Omicron and the more infectious “stealth Omicron.” No masks and 4th doses?
Experts concerned about ‘mixed’ COVID-19 messaging The XE recombinant variant was first detected in the U.K. in mid-January, and there have been 637 cases identified in the country since then.
Limited cases have also been reported in China and Thailand. The locations of the XE COVID-19 infections, or how infections happened, were not disclosed.“This particular recombinant, XE, has shown a variable growth rate, and we cannot yet confirm whether it has a true growth advantage,” said Prof.