A new variant of Omicron is currently circulating in many countries of the world, but so far there is no confirmed case in us. Few, so health minister Ogerta Monasteriliu suggested.
It said samples are being evaluated for identifying the new Omicron variant, BA.2, which is circulating in some European countries.
"A subvariant of Omicron BA.2 is circulating in different countries, mainly European countries, where there is a growing tendency today of infection cases, because it has very high transmission. What is being mentioned is that vaccination, especially the third dose, helps reduce severe cases and reduce hospitalizations and fatalities. Currently in Albania we have no confirmed cases yet. Of course we are following through our active surveillance and evaluating samples that come to the ISIP, to take them to the reference laboratories."-said Monasteriliu.
Among other things, she stressed the importance of vaccination by appealing to citizens to be vaccinated to reduce the chances of infection with new variants circulating.
"We have sent the samples through the European Disease Control Centre to reference laboratories in Germany and are waiting for answers. Within 10 days the answer comes and we will have a reconfirmation of the doubts or variants that we look to circulate. What I wanted to emphasize is that vaccination applies to all variants,"" said Silva Bino, Head of the Department of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases.
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