Singapore was hit hard by the new variant, which is very contagious, but the number of hospitalizations didn't rise. – via healthing_ca COVID19 Omicron HealthNews
XBB.1.5, a new Omicorn subvariant, is the “most transmissible subvariant that has been detected yet,” according to the World Health Organization .a press conference in Geneva“We are concerned about its growth advantage,” Van Kerkhove said.
XBB.1.5 was first detected in the U.S., where it has spread considerably, and has since been identified in 29 other countries. “We do expect further waves of infection around the world, but that doesn’t have to translate into further waves of death because our countermeasures continue to work,” she added. XBB.1.5 likely emerged when someone was infected with two different kinds of Omicron at the same time, Dr. Ewan Harrison of thebit of the genome from one virus gets joined up with another bit from a second virus, and they merge, and that goes on to transmit.”XBB.1.5 grips very tightly to our cells, which lets it avoid our antibodies, science writer Katherine J. Wu explainsThat allows the virus to replicate easily. But the good news is that the mutation, called F486P, also reduces the virus’ ability to infect our cells, BBC News says. And while the subvariant is easier to catch than previous strains, there are currently no signs that it causes more severe illness than any other strain. by the very similar XBB strain in the fall, but hospitalizations didn’t rise significantly in the country.
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