Interesting that the variant analysers and chasers on planet X / the place that mostly just makes people X (cross!) / the X formally known as Twitter are scratching their heads on why BA.2.86 has got anywhere near the point where it's being passed on globally.
'...based on the data we have gotten so far, BA.2.86 looks like it should've died in the cradle, strangled by the vastly stronger superior XBB lineages. Yet... It seems as if "something deeply hidden" must be lurking beneath the surface. But what?'
What X might mark the spot?
What X might mark the spot?
https://twitter.com/LongDesertTrain/status/1698861010117972412
'...based on the data we have gotten so far, BA.2.86 looks like it should've died in the cradle, strangled by the vastly stronger superior XBB lineages. Yet... It seems as if "something deeply hidden" must be lurking beneath the surface. But what?'