Por: Time Health October 18, 2022
With another , experts are turning their attention to a pair of new variants that are steadily spreading: BQ.1 and BQ.1.1. Both BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 descended from BA.5, an Omicron subvariant that currently accounts for about 68% of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. But BA.5’s relatives are quickly gaining ground. BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 each accounted for 5.7% of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. during the week ending Oct. 15, from the U.S. Centers for Disease... + full article
Politico USA Health October 18, 2022
Top Biden health officials are increasingly concerned about the rise of new Covid variants in the U.S. that appear to evade existing treatments used to protect immunocompromised people from severe illness, according to three senior administration officials. The variants —... + más
Pfizer says omicron shots substantially boosted antibodies against BA.5 subvariant in early human data | CNBC
Pfizer asks FDA to authorize omicron Covid booster shots for kids ages 5 to 11 | CNBC
CBS News USA Politics October 15, 2022
In just over a month since a new COVID variant known as BQ.1 was first named, that strain and a descendant called BQ.1.1 have already grown to make up more than 10% of new infections across the country, according to updated estimates published Friday by the Centers for Disease... + más
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CNBC USA Health October 14, 2022
People walk by a Covid-19 testing site at Times Square on May 12, 2022 in New York City.Liao Pan China News Service Getty ImagesThe U.S. faces at least seven different versions of Covid-19 omicron as the nation heads into winter when health officials are expecting another wave... + más
FDA Authorizes Omicron-Specific Covid Boosters For Kids 5 And Up | Forbes
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Los Angeles Times USA Science September 24, 2022
The new COVID-19 booster shots going into arms across the country are prized for their ability to recognize the distinctive spike protein shared by BA.4 and BA.5, the Omicron strains that currently account for nearly 90% of coronavirus specimens now circulating in the U.S. But... + más
'Updated Covid Vaccine Will Help Restore Protection Waned Since Previous Vaccination' | RTTNews
Mystery as to why new COVID variants have stalled in growth | ABC News
CBS News USA Politics September 23, 2022
The BA.5 variant that dominated the summer wave of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations has now fallen to 83.1% of new cases, according to released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Three rival strains – the BF.7, BA.2.75, and BA.4.6 variants –... + más
WHO warns ability to identify new Covid variants is diminishing as testing declines | CNBC
CNBC USA Health September 22, 2022
RT: Maria Van Kerkhove, Head a.i. Emerging Diseases and Zoonosis at the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks during a news conference on the situation of the coronavirus at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, January 29, 2020.Denis Balibouse ReutersThe World Health... + más
National COVID-19 wastewater levels signal viral uptick ahead of fall | ABC News
ABC News USA Health September 19, 2022
Throughout much of the pandemic, there has been a constant shifting in terms of which COVID-19 variants are most dominant, at a given time, in the U.S.However, for the last five weeks, federal data shows that there has been little to no growth in the different proportions of... + más
US clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest variants | 10 WBNS
US clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest variants | ABC News
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