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2 years ago
I come bearing some unfortunate news.
https://fortune.com/well/2023/03/31.....-omicron-wave/
"additional mutations in the virus’s spike protein, which attaches to and infects human cells, has the potential to make the variant more infectious and even cause more severe disease. For this reason, and due to rising cases in the East, XBB.1.16 is considered “one to watch,” Van Kerkhove says.
[...]
That XBB.1.16 is apparently gaining steam in [India] with hefty population immunity from both prior infection and immunity is concerning, Gregory notes."
So yeah, a COVID variant (or even offshoot, if some rumblings are to be believed) that might be as contagious as Omicron, while being more deadly too.
Please stay safe fuzzies.
https://fortune.com/well/2023/03/31.....-omicron-wave/
"additional mutations in the virus’s spike protein, which attaches to and infects human cells, has the potential to make the variant more infectious and even cause more severe disease. For this reason, and due to rising cases in the East, XBB.1.16 is considered “one to watch,” Van Kerkhove says.
[...]
That XBB.1.16 is apparently gaining steam in [India] with hefty population immunity from both prior infection and immunity is concerning, Gregory notes."
So yeah, a COVID variant (or even offshoot, if some rumblings are to be believed) that might be as contagious as Omicron, while being more deadly too.
Please stay safe fuzzies.
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