[theold]

The strain, which is considered "hypercontagious," according to the Mayo Clinic, is more defiant against messenger RNA vaccines, which include Pfizer and Moderna.

The BA.5 omicron subvariant, which is now the most prevalent coronavirus strain in the United States, is four times more resistant to COVID-19 vaccines, according to a new study.

https://www.npr.org/2022/07/15/111164875...ayo-clinic

[watchfirst9]

Another way of explain is few vaccine with 10 times antibodies induced
but perform just 1.5 times better in neutralizing.
Rest are wasted and may cause inflammation.

[theold]

Some scientists are "stunned." President Biden said it is "a cause for concern, not a cause for panic." And the head of the CDC said Tuesday that "we have far more tools to fight the variant than we had at this time last year."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-ente...n-variant/