Pirola Covid variant spreading in UK. What we know so far?
Pirola variant. This variant, also referred to as BA.2.86 and has been linked to at least 37 new cases in England, as reported by The Independent on September 17.
Fortunately, these cases have led to a total of seven hospitalizations but, fortunately, no fatalities, according to the news outlet. The UKHSA has noted that 28 of these cases were identified as part of an investigation into an outbreak within a care home in the eastern part of the country.
As Pirola, the new mutation of Omicron strain of Covid-19, worries health experts, the UK's National Health Service (NHS) has asked senior citizens above age 65 to immediately get their top-up booster jabs.
People aged 65 and over in England are being urged to get a top-up booster vaccine against Covid at a time when more people are coming into hospitals with the highly-mutated BA.2.86 virus, reports the BBC.
The vaccines will soon be provided for free to more vulnerable groups. «Hundreds of thousands of adults who are eligible for winter vaccines — including all aged 65 and over, pregnant women and those with an underlying health condition — will also begin receiving invitations from the NHS to encourage them to get their Covid and flu jabs from this week,» NHS said in a statement late on Monday.
According to the report, Covid hospital admissions are now at the highest rate since the end of April, at 4.6 per 100,000 people. That is still below the level reached last winter. The hospital admission rates remain highest among people aged 85 and over, followed by 75 to 84-year-olds.
FAQs
Q1. Is Pirola spreading in UK?
A1. Yes, there have been cases of Pirola in the UK.
Q2. Who should receive booster jabs?
A2. As Pirola, the new mutation of Omicron strain of Covid-19, worries
