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If You Have This Symptom, It Could Be The Latest Covid Variant
BSIP / Contributor / Getty Images The latest Covid-19 variant, known as XFG “Stratus,” is circulating across the United States—and experts say it’s behaving much like the strains we’ve seen in recent years. “The new variant, like ones before it, is slightly more contagious than prior strains,” says Linda Yancey, MD, a board-certified infectious disease physician at Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital in Texas…….Continue reading…. By: Dr. Patricia Varacallo, DO Source: The […] -
Global #COVID monitoring is crashing as BA.2.86 #COVIDvariant raises alarm
The number of mutations in #BA2.86's critical #spikeprotein is over 30, rivaling the number seen in the original omicron subvariant, #BA1, which went on to cause a tidal wave of cases and hospitalizations. The spike mutations appear geared toward evading neutralizing #antibody protections built up from past infections and #vaccinations.
"This is on the shoulders of governments right now." https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/08/global-covid-monitoring-is-crashing-as-ba-2-86-variant-raises-alarm/ -
Global News BC: First Canadian case of new COVID-19 variant confirmed in B.C. https://globalnews.ca/news/9927097/new-covid-variant-ba-2-86-bc-first-case-canada/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #PublicHealthAgencyofCanada #BCCentreforDiseaseControl #WorldHealthOrganization #ba.2.86variant #bccovidupdate #covidvariant #BonnieHenry #NewVariant #AdrianDix #COVID-19 #ba.2.86 #bccovid #Health #XBB1.5 #COVID