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Category: Recombination

XBB.1.16 is the second most common variant in the US

XBB.1.16 has debuted on the CDC Covid variant list today in SECOND PLACE.… ...More...

April 14, 2023April 15, 2023 Coronaheadsup.com America, Coronavirus, Genome, Healthcare, Infection, infection, Recombination, Reinfection, Testing, Transmission, USA, XBB.1.16

Deltacron recombinant XBC.1.6 at 30% of sequences in South Australia

We haven’t heard much about Deltacron recombinants recently, but one such variant is making real headway in South Australia – XBC.1.6 – is now at an astonishing 30% of SARS-CoV-2 sequences in that state.… ...More...

March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 Coronaheadsup.com Australia, BA.2, Coronavirus, Delta, Deltacron, Genome, Infection, Recombination, South Australia, Testing, Transmission, XBC.1.6

XBB.1.9.1 – a new variant of concern? – 4 updates

XBB.1.9.1, a new recombinant subvariant that is suddenly cropping up across the globe, is causing some concern amongst epidemiologists.… ...More...

March 11, 2023April 1, 2023 Coronaheadsup.com Australia, Austria, Coronavirus, Deaths, Denmark, Elderly, England, Europe, France, Genome, Germany, Hospitalization, Indonesia, Infection, Recombination, Singapore, South Africa, Testing, Transmission, UK, XBB.1.9.1

China: 60,000 Covid deaths finally added to global records

The 60,000 Covid deaths that were reported by China on the 14th January 2023 have finally been added to global Covid data records.… ...More...

January 28, 2023January 29, 2023 Coronaheadsup.com Asia, China, Coronavirus, Deaths, Health, Infection, Lockdown, Opinion, Predictions, Recombination, Transmission

Sato Lab: Virological characteristics of XBB.1.5

Japan’s Sato Lab have announced new research into the Omicron XBB.1.5 ‘Kraken’ variant, confirming much about what is already known or suspected about its transmissibility.… ...More...

January 15, 2023January 16, 2023 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, Genome, Infection, Japan, Omicron, Preprint, Recombination, Research, Testing, Transmission, Treatment, Vaccine, XBB.1.5

Record Covid deaths in Japan, pneumonia increases in Italy

Just two days ago, the WHO warned of an increase in Covid deaths across the globe.… ...More...

January 7, 2023January 8, 2023 Coronaheadsup.com America, Asia, BF.7, China, Coronavirus, Denmark, Europe, Genome, Germany, Health, Hong Kong, Infection, Italy, Japan, Pneumonia, Recombination, Symptoms, Testing, Transmission, USA, WHO, XBB, XBB.1, XBB.1.5

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...

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 Coronaheadsup.com America, Asia, China, Coronavirus, Deaths, Europe, Genome, Hospitalization, Infection, Recombination, Research, Testing, Transmission, USA, XBB.1.5

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...

December 30, 2022January 2, 2023 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, Genome, Infection, New York State, Recombination, Reinfection, Research, Testing, Transmission, USA, XBB.1.5

XBB.1.5 has a much higher hACE2 binding affinity than XBB.1

A new Twitter thread by Chinese researcher Yunlong Richard Cao about XBB.1.5 seems to confirm some of the anecdotal data collected recently about this hypertransmissable subvariant.… ...More...

December 28, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, Genome, Infection, Mutation, Recombination, Research, Science, Testing, Transmission, Vaccine, XBB.1.5

Recombination potential between SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV

A June 2021 preprint looking at the potential for a MERS-CoV/SARS-CoV-2 recombination event is receiving a lot of social media attention today following rumours of MERS-CoV/SARS-CoV-2 infections at the World Cup in Qatar. … ...More...

December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Africa, Asia, Australia, Camels, Coronavirus, Deaths, Health, Infection, MERS, Qatar, Recombination, Transmission, UK

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