Is it more dangerous? Does it spread more easily? And how will it affect China’s COVID-19 outbreak?
A new COVID-19 variant that was first detected last year has quickly become the dominant strain in the US -- and picked up a creepy moniker along the way.
In other countries, the proportion of infections caused by XBB.1.5 has remained lower, although the picture may rapidly change. Estimates from the Wellcome Sanger Institute found that the variant made up around 4 per cent of COVID-19 infections in England as of mid-December, while Canada has found a handful of such cases.
It’s unclear if the U.S. experience with XBB.1.5 will extend to other countries. America, unlike many other developed nations,. Only 15 per cent of the population aged 5 and above has received an updated bivalent booster dose. The rate is slightly better among the vulnerable elderly population, including those aged 65 and above, with fewer than four in 10 receiving the shot. Hospitalisation rates for COVID-19 are already rising, amid a surge in other winter-season infections like influenza.
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