Category: Variants
Is SARS-CoV-2 about to become more pathogenic?
“The virus is mutating to eventually become more pathogenic because you can see the fusogenicity is increasing”. More...
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...
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...
XBB.1.16: Big jump in Singapore – suddenly outcompetes XBB.1.9.1 – *2 Updates*
BREAKING: Singapore has seen an unexpectedly large rise in the XBB.1.16 variant of Omicron. More...
China: 31 cases of XBB.1.9.1 – up from just two cases last week
China’s CDC has just published its latest report on Covid-19 variants circulating in the country, and XBB.1.9.1 has seen a significant increase in cases from last week when it recorded just 2 cases. More...
XBB.1.9.1 now the dominant Covid variant in Singapore
New Covid sequencing data shows that the XBB.1.9.1 variant now outcompetes XBB.1.5 in Singapore. More...
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...
Walgreens: XBB.1.5 is the most common variant in the US
Walgreens Covid testing confirms that XBB.1.5 is currently the most common variant in the US. More...
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...
A huge wave of Covid-19 deaths is rolling across the globe *1 Update*
A huge winter wave of Covid deaths is spreading across the world, almost entirely unreported by the mainstream media. More...