2026-04-05 08:49 UTC
BA.3.2.* "Cicada" grew sharply to 13% in New York. A few other chains of local transmission appear to have started.
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@mike_honey_@aus.social 2026-04-05 08:50
BA.3.2.* has been shown to be preferentially infecting children. In the US, this is most apparent in New York (state), which has reported most of the BA.3.2.* samples and also shares Patient age data. Among children (0-17), BA.3.2.* reached 17% (n=22), vs 2% among adults (n=12), so a ~7X higher rate among children. 🧵