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The new SARS-CoV-2 variant, BA.3.2 nicknamed 'Cicada,' featuring a high number of mutations, has now been detected in at least 25 US states and is being monitored by the CDC due to a continuous rise in cases, with health authorities advising alertness while noting widespread hybrid immunity.
The highly mutated SARS-CoV-2 variant, BA.3.2, also known as 'Cicada,' continues to spread across the US, prompting questions about its potential impact and whether the public should be concerned, though no evidence suggests it causes more severe illness.
Austrian virologist Florian Krammer states that the country is no better prepared for a new pandemic than it was for SARS-CoV-2 in 2020, and is now researching animals in Vienna that transmit diseases.