What Experts Want You to Know About Arcturus, the New COVID Variant
Whether you’re eligible for another booster yet or not, it’s common to question if thewill defend against new variants. As it stands, it’s still too early to know just how protective the current vaccine formulations will be against XBB.1.16.
Researchers are currently making some distinctions between what’s in the vaccine and this variant, but that doesn’t always translate directly into protection, explains Dr. Schaffner. Still, getting your COVID-19 vaccine can decrease your risk for any severe infection. “The vaccine so far, in all of these other Omicron subvariants, has continued to provide pretty solid protection against severe disease,” says Dr. Schaffner., should work just fine with this new subvariant, says Dr. Schaffner.
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