enterpriseF-love t1_j27njv7 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 5:51 AM

Reply to comment by gerd50501 in Is the BF.7 mutation of Omicron less severe than variants? by Active_Bedroom_5495

Yep the bivalent (BA.5) booster will fare better against BF.7. The US has inhaled vaccines under development but those haven't gotten that far partly due to funding, research, or political reasons.

BF.7 is a bit more immune evasive + transmissible compared to BA.5 and shows reduced sensitivity to monoclonal antibodies likely due to an amino acid change at R346T.