Public told not to be complacent vs Omicron subvariant BQ.1

Filipinos were warned against complacency following the detection of the new Omicron strain BQ.1 in the Philippines.

Although it was seen to cause mostly mild and asymptomatic infections, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David, on Saturday, Nov. 26 advised the public to keep their guard up against Omicron BQ.1.

“Based on the data, deaths and hospitalizations did not increase much in other countries due to BQ.1. Most of the cases are mild or asymptomatic, but this does not mean that Omicron is mild, it just means that if we are vaccin