New: variantAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krhive-185836zzanhive-183959steemhive-180932photographyhive-150122hive-101145hive-183397uncommonlabhive-144064hive-184714hive-188619krsuccesshive-166405bitcoinhive-193637hive-103599hive-145157hive-193186hive-179660hive-106183TrendingNewHotLikerspomeline (79)in summer • 5 months agoA summer COVID surge is in full swing right now.KP.3.1.1 is 36.8% of new cases according to the CDC. It is one of the so-called FLiRT variants. CNN is reporting that the FDA may sign off on the new updated COVID vaccines as soon as this week.…zafrada (78)in covid • last yearJN.1 variant is dominant but not more severe.JN.1 represents 85.7% of new coronavirus cases in the US right now. Make sure you get the new coronavirus vaccine. It is a close match for this variant. There isn't any evidence this variant causes…pomeline (79)in covid • last yearJN.1 is now 61.6% of new cases in the US.This is a descendant of BA.2.86. The good news is the updated coronavirus vaccines protect against it. Make sure you make an appointment for it. Only 20% of adults have received it. All are eligible…pomeline (79)in covid • last yearHere's an update to coronavirus variant surveillance.JN.1 is now the most dominant variant. JN.1 is a descendant of BA.2.86 with only one additional mutation in the spike protein. Research suggests the new coronavirus vaccines will increase protection…zafrada (78)in covid • last yearEveryone should get the new vaccine if they haven't already.The World Health Organization's advisory committee on vaccine composition is recommending we stick with the current coronavirus vaccine composition targeting XBB.1.5. They say that the available…zafrada (78)in covid • last yearHere's an update to coronavirus variant surveillance.HV.1 is still the most prevalent variant in the US, but JN.1 is close behind. JN.1 is a descendant of BA.2.86 with only one additional mutation in the spike protein. Early research suggests the new…zafrada (78)in us • last yearCOVID Variant surveillance.Here's an update to coronavirus variant surveillance. HV.1 is still the most prevalent variant in the US. But BA.2.86 has finally appeared on the dashboard and is 8.8% of new cases. It was only 3%…zafrada (78)in covid • last yearHere's an update to coronavirus variant surveillance.HV.1 is now the most prevalent variant in the US, closely followed by EG.5. Both are very similar to what the new coronavirus vaccine targets, so make sure you schedule an appointment for it.…zafrada (78)in covid • last yearI don't know why Marty Makary et al keep saying easily debunked stuff about the coronavirus vaccines.Moderna tested the newest XBB.1.5 vaccine in human trials. Here you can see the reactogenicity data for it compared to the original vaccine and the bivalent booster in adults. In any case, at this…zafrada (78)in covid • last yearCoronavirus hospitalizations are on the rise.EG.5 remains the most prevalent variant in the US. This list looks intimidating, but most of these variants have identical or very similar spike proteins. Therefore the new coronavirus vaccines…zafrada (78)in covid • last yearMost prevalent variants.EG.5 continues to be the most prevalent variant. BA.2.86 still isn't on the dashboard as its prevalence is still quite low in the US. Reminder that the new coronavirus vaccines are now available.…pomeline (79)in covid • last yearThe FDA is expected to approve the new coronavirus vaccines as early as Friday.The CDC's advisory committee ACIP is meeting on Tuesday. So we should have the new vaccines available next week as soon as the CDC director signs off on them. I'm participating in a coronavirus…zafrada (78)in covid • last yearsteemCreated with Sketch.More promising BA.2.86 neutralization data courtesy of Barouch Lab. Like the Swedish data, it suggests that the new vaccines targeting XBB.1.5 should help protect against BA.2.86 too. These two charts are neutralization data from XBB breakthrough infections. First…zafrada (78)in covid • last yearWe've got a neutralization study now against BA.2.86 from Karolinska Institute.In the first test they tested a BA.2.86 pseudovirus against the antibodies of pre-XBB blood donors and in the second test they tested it against antibodies from recent blood donors. While BA.2.86 is…bumblecat (78)in covid • last yearEG.5 continues to be the most prevalent variant.FL.1.5.1 is also increasing. Both are XBB variants. BA.2.86 has now been identified in 8 countries and 5 states. But it represents only a tiny share of cases in the US at the moment. Too early to…zafrada (78)in covid • last yearEG.5 continues to be the most prevalent variant.FL.1.5.1 is also increasing. Both are XBB variants. FL.1.5.1 has the same spike mutation of F456L as EG.5 and an additional spike mutation of K478R, both of which are thought to be growth…leguna (78)in covid • 2 years agoXBB.1.5 is now half of new cases in the US.Predominantly focused in the northeast and Mid-Atlantic where it represents even higher percentages of new cases. Preliminary data suggests the updated booster should provide protection against…sadcorp (51)in science • 2 years agoVariant Realities: Self-contained plane of existence, co-existing with one's own but a variant of our own, with some overlap with the similarly named alternate history?"After about a year of experimentation and research (in which many problems relating to transmitter feedback had to be over come) the researchers at the Montauk Project now had a device capable of…zafrada (78)in pandemic • 2 years agoBQ.1.1 taking over soon.BQ.1.1 is now almost overtaking BA.5 as the most prevalent coronavirus variant in the US. This variant is more immune evasive than BA.5. Fortunately preliminary immunological data suggests the BA.5…zafrada (78)in pandemic • 2 years agoOlder eligible people should seriously start thinking about boosting up.If you know older people who haven't had a booster lately, please encourage them to get one. It's like a 2/3 reduction in risk of death from COVID, possibly more with our new BA.5 targeted…
