@ryanhisner.bsky.social Mar 29, 2026:
The rapid increase in BA.3.2 in New York is in fact driven entirely by infections in children, primarily ages 2-17.
Green bar shows how often each age group appears in BA.3.2 vs non-BA.3.2 seqs. Ratio of 1 would mean they appear at equal rates, while 5 means that age appears 5x more often in BA.3.2
To clarify, that graph was for New York State. The same graph but exclusively for New York City is below.
Overall BA.3.2 in NYC:
March 1-14: 5/54 (9.3%)
March 15-22: 13/36 (36.1%)
Small numbers here, but they are consistent with the relative BA.3.2 growth we’ve seen in other countries.
@andreastudiescovid.bsky.social:
Any further developments in theories as to why this variant is infecting children at such a high rate? NY public health should really be urging people to vaccinate thier kids.
@ryanhisner.bsky.social:
I’m convinced its due to the ORF7a deletion. The only other ∆ORF7a variant that circulated long enough to get data on showed the exact same pattern.
And do not listen to Dr. Bonnie Henry and Danielle Smith, and other social murderers in politics, religion and health care
@emmettmacfarlane.com:
They don’t even require masking in NICUs. It’s immoral.
@rcgnrcp57.bsky.social:
Occ health, I kid you not, says “come to work if C19 +ve but asymptomatic”. Occ Health. In a hospital.
Persons asymptomatic with COVID transmit it just as easily and terribly as those that are symptomatic, worse actually, because one has no warning to stay far away (like not being in the same grocery store or dentist office or anywhere indoors with them) from those not coughing and spewing.