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Category: XBB.1.5

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...

February 3, 2023February 4, 2023 Coronaheadsup.com America, BQ.1, BQ.1.1, Coronavirus, Genome, Infection, PCR, Research, Testing, Transmission, USA, XBB.1, XBB.1.5

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

ECDC: Assessment of the XBB.1.5 Kraken variant

The European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has published a risk assessment for the XBB.1.5 Kraken SARS-CoV-2 variant, which we have republished below.  More...

January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, Deaths, Europe, Health, Healthcare, Infection, Omicron, Research, Transmission, UK, USA, XBB.1.5

WHO: Rapid Risk Assessment for XBB.1.5 published

The World Health Organisation has issued a rapid risk assessment for the Omicron XBB.1.5 variant (aka Kraken), which we are republishing below.  More...

January 11, 2023January 11, 2023 Coronaheadsup.com America, Coronavirus, Deaths, Genome, Health, Hospitalization, Infection, Recombinants, Science, Symptoms, Testing, Transmission, USA, WHO, 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

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...

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 Coronaheadsup.com America, Asia, Australia, Coronavirus, Europe, Evolution, Genome, Health, Infection, Mutation, Research, Science, Testing, Transmission, USA, XBB.1.5

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...

January 3, 2023August 24, 2024 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, Genome, Health, Infection, Mutation, Research, Testing, Transmission, XBB, XBB.1.1, XBB.1.5, XBB.2

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...

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, England, Europe, Evolution, Genome, Health, Infection, Testing, Transmission, UK, XBB, XBB.1, XBB.1.1, XBB.1.5, XBB.2

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

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