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Month: October 2022

New England Sees Rapid Rise in Immune-Evading COVID Variants BQ.1, BQ.1.1

As various strains of Omicron have started popping up all over the US, New England has specifically seen a jump in BQ.1 and BQ.1.1: “New England has seen a rapid rise in the frequency of new immune-evading COVID-19 variants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1, with the rate of cases nearly doubling

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Omicron subvariants reflect a ‘viral evolution on steroids’

Each day we move closer to the next wave of COVID, here’s the latest about the new variants and what to expect this coming season: “An omicron subvariant is once again demonstrating immune-dodging abilities, posing a threat to both vaccinated and previously infected individuals. A report

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The XBB family of Omicron has landed in the U.S. Here’s what it means for this fall’s COVID wave

Here’s what we know about the latest omicron variant’s emergence in the United States: “XBB—a new, extremely immune-evasive Omicron variant surging in Singapore—hasn’t yet been detected in the U.S. But its child has. XBB.1 was first detected in the U.S. on Sept. 15 and made up

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New Omicron Strain Demonstrates “Dramatic” Resistance To Antibody Immunity

When the coronavirus pandemic first struck, opinions of how to combat it typically involved some form of mass “natural immunity” or vaccination. New variants unfortunately seem to have mutations that help it evade both, which is becoming cause for concern: “An emerging Omicron subvariant has raised

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The Nightmare COVID Variant That Beats Our Immunity Is Finally Here

Unfortunately, scientists and virologists have expected this date to come for some time. New subvariatns of Omicron have concerning new mutations: “A new subvariant of the novel-coronavirus called XBB dramatically announced itself earlier this week, in Singapore. New COVID-19 cases more than doubled in a day, from 4,700 on

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The next U.S. COVID wave is coming. Why it will be ‘much weirder than before.’

As COVID has continued to mutate, various mutations are causing outbreaks in different parts of the world, this, among other complicating factors may bring us into a strange season for our health: “In recent weeks, COVID trackers have suddenly been subjected to a dizzying barrage of

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As Omicron mutates wildly the virus shows first signs of convergent evolution

Convergent evolution is defined by the following, “In evolutionary biology, convergent evolution is the process whereby organisms not closely related (not monophyletic), independently evolve similar traits as a result of having to adapt to similar environments or ecological niches.” Interesting changes in virus that causes COVID-19

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Sore throat becoming most common COVID-19 symptom

New Data is indicating that sore throat may be the most common symptom of COVID-19 infection. “A sore throat is starting to beat out fever and less of smell as the most common symptom of COVID-19, according to recent data from the U.K.  The U.K.’s ZOE

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Autumn COVID variants look shockingly similar and powerful for these 2 reasons

As the world went through the Delta and Omicron variants of COVID-19, speculation and worry was always in the back of scientists and the public’s minds about the possible merging of the two. Fortunately in the past, “Deltacron” never quite took off, but this fate may

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Early signs a new U.S. COVID surge could be on its way

COVID infections continue to rise as we head into the new season. Trends in Europe and other parts of the world have typically been good indicators of what’s to come here in the US. “As the U.S. heads into a third pandemic winter, the first hints

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