Category: Infection
XBB.1.5 the most transmissible SARS-CoV-2 variant so far
Full video of the comments concerning XBB.1.5 at a World Health Organization briefing today. More...
The stunning global growth of XBB.1.5
An incredible new visualisation showing the growth of XBB.1.5 across the globe, created by Mike Honey. More...
Bloom Lab: Why is XBB.1.5 so contagious?
One of the world’s top Covid labs explains how Omicron XBB.1.5 has learned new tricks to become more transmissible than other SARS-CoV-2 variants. More...
UK: Keep kids at home if they are sick, adults should wear a mask
UKHSA: Keep kids at home if they are sick, unwell adults should wear a facemask.
More...XBB.1.5 already outcompeting its closest relatives in England
The latest Sanger Institute data for England show that the recombinant Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is already outcompeting its familial lineages XBB, XBB.1.1 and XBB.2. More...
The Simpsons Predicted The Pandemic In 2010
“We are here to come up with the next phony baloney crisis to put Americans back where they belong – in dark rooms, glued to their televisions, too terrified to skip the commercials.” More...
US wastewater shows second-highest ever Covid wave
Wastewater tests conducted by the US firm Biobot are showing the second-highest ever peak in readings for Covid for the entire pandemic. More...
Canada: Two lions test positive for SARS-CoV-2 at Calgary Zoo
Two female lions have tested positive for Covid in Calgary Zoo, Canada, with other animals in the zoo also displaying symptoms. More...
Japan: 58% of COVID-19 deaths in under-20’s had no underlying conditions
A new report from Japan shows that the majority of Covid deaths in the under-20’s had no underlying medical conditions. More...
XBB.1.5 at a staggering FORTY PERCENT of sequences in the US
These numbers were so shocking that, when they were leaked online yesterday, we didn’t believe them. More...