September 21, 2024 by Richard Orton and Wilhelm Furnon, The Conversation Illustration of the recombination event between the genomes of XEC’s parent COVID variants. The genome is the virus’s complete set of genetic instructions. Credit: University of GlasgowA new COVID variant is spreading rapidly and could soon become the dominant variant around the globe. The...
the New COVID Variant There’s another new strain to have on your radar. BY KORIN MILLERPUBLISHED: JUL 9, 2024JUMP TO:What is the latest COVID variant, LB.1?Is LB.1 more transmissible?LB.1 symptomsDo vaccines protect against LB.1?How to prevent LB.1 LB.1 is the newest variant making headlines.A part of the FLiRT variants, it’s helping spur the summer COVID wave.Experts say this...
By Alexander Tin Edited By Paula Cohen June 25, 2024 / 5:10 PM EDT / CBS News There are no signs so far that the new LB.1 variant is causing more severe disease in COVID-19 patients, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says, as infections have begun to accelerate in this summer’s wave around...
Vanessa Romo The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that up to 86% of new COVID-19 cases stem from the latest mutation, JN.1. The most recent COVID vaccines are expected to help lower chances of serious illness or hospitalization from JN.1. Rogelio V. Solis/APA new, fast-spreading variant of COVID-19 is sweeping across the nation,...
By Matt Stefanski • Published August 10, 2023 • Updated on August 10, 2023 at 11:42 pm NBC 5 News Following a rise in COVID cases and hospitalizations across the country this summer, as well as a “mini-surge” in the Chicago area, questions have surfaced about what precipitated the uptick and whether it can be traced to a specific variant. The EG.5 omicron subvariant, also...
by Houston Methodist Patients with prior COVID have higher rates of impaired MFR indicating cardiovascular disease. Variant and severity of infection influence the rates of impaired MFR. Data also suggests impaired MFR could be reversible. Credit: Houston Methodist Patients infected with beta and delta COVID-19 variants, and those who required hospital stays for COVID-19 infection, were...
by Caitlin Clark, Texas A&M University Credit: Monstera, Pexels (CC0, creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) A new variant of the novel coronavirus now makes up more than half of U.S. COVID-19 cases, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A subvariant of Omicron, XBB.1.5 spreading fast and on track to be the country’s most dominant...
David Axe Published Jun. 20, 2022 3:20AM ET Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty COVID-19 cases are increasing again in the United Kingdom, potentially signaling a future surge in infections in the United States and other countries. A pair of new subvariants of the dominant Omicron variant—BA.4 and BA.5—appear to be driving the uptick in cases...
