AY.4.2 variant of coronavirus is less than 0.1 percent of all variants of concern and variant of interest (VOC/VOI) and is too low to be of concern at this time said INSACOG.
The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) said, the frequency of the new AY.4.2 variant of COVID-19 is less than 0.1 percent of all VOI/VOC and is too low to be of concern at this time.
Its daily bulletin said the vaccine effectiveness doesn’t feel to be different for AY.4.2 when compared to other Delta variants. The INSACOG said that AY.4.2 variant of COVID-19 is lower than0.1 percent of all variants of concern and variant of interest (VOC/ VOI) and is too low to be of concern at this time.
“There’s presently no natural base for increased transmissibility of AY.4.2, as judged epidemiologically, and assays are in progress,” it said.
The INSACOG noted that Delta (B.1.617.2 and AY.x) continues to be the main variant of concern (VOC) in India and no new variant of interest (VOI) or VOC are noted in India.
Delta, which was first plant in India in October last time, led to the ruinous alternate surge of the coronavirus epidemic in the country, which was at its peak in April and May.
INSACOG, an institute of 28 public laboratories, was set up in December 2020 to cover the genomic variations in SARS-CoV-2, the COVID-19 causing contagion. The pan-India network functions under the Union health ministry.
