A new COVID-19 variant has emerged, serving as a reminder that the coronavirus continues to mutate and spread around the world, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations.

The variant is called EG.5 and is a descendant of Omicron.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that EG.5 accounted for roughly 17.3 per cent — or one in six — of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. in the past two weeks.

  • corsicanguppy
    21·
    10 months ago

    combination of most people having been infected with CV19 at least once

    I remember when Americans were sending their kids to CoViD parties, thinking it was like the Measles.

    It ended horrifically.

    Talk to a doc and follow those recommendations.

    • jadero
      12·
      10 months ago

      Just a note that “Measles parties” are also likely to end badly.