where this is blowing up

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The studies, which measure the capacity of antibodies in people’s blood to block the infection of cells in a dish, have not yet been peer reviewed, and do not tell researchers the extent to which vaccines’ ability to protect against COVID-19 — in particular, its most severe forms — could be compromised by Omicron.

“We still need to wait for more effectiveness data and clear signals from the places where this is blowing up first,” says Ben Murrell, an interdisciplinary virologist and immunologist at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, who co-led one of the studies.

Source: Nature

What is this? I guess "where this is blowing up" means "where the number of Omiron cases is explosively growing up". I am not sure whether I am on the right track.
 
What is this?
Infection with Omicron variant.
I guess "where this is blowing up" means "where the number of Omiron cases is explosively growing rapidly. up". I am not sure whether I am on the right track.
You are. Note that "growing up" is used for a person growing in age or maturing in personality.
 
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