New COVID subvariant is now dominant across the U.S., accounting for 43% of all new cases in latest week, CDC says
admin The XBB.1.5 omicron subvariant that has been dominant in the Northeast for several weeks is…
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COVID subvariant dominant in northeastern U.S. has a growth advantage and may have greater ability to evade immunity than earlier strains, WHO says
The XBB.1.5 omicron subvariant has a growth advantage over other circulating subvariants of the virus…
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Read MoreNew omicron subvariant has become dominant in U.S., climbing to about 41% of cases from 1.3% at the start of December
XBB.1.5 accounted for 40.5% of all cases in the week through Dec. 31, outstripping the…
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