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The XEC Variant Poised to Overtake KP.3.1.1 as Dominant COVID Variant by November. Increasing Hospitalizations in the U.K.- 3 Hospitals Reinstate Masking
The XEC Variant Poised to Overtake KP.3.1.1 as Dominant COVID Variant by November. Increasing Hospitalizations in the U.K.- 3 Hospitals Reinstate Masking
“We began reporting on XEC, a recombinant variant of KS.1.1 and KP.3.3, as soon as it was designated in early August. XEC has now appeared in the latest CDC variant proportions update, showing a 6% prevalence in the U.S. Meanwhile, KP.3.1.1 has continued to expand, reaching 58% prevalence nationally.”
·open.substack.com·
The XEC Variant Poised to Overtake KP.3.1.1 as Dominant COVID Variant by November. Increasing Hospitalizations in the U.K.- 3 Hospitals Reinstate Masking
Half of Americans never think they'll get COVID again
Half of Americans never think they'll get COVID again

MASSIVE public health failure, and huge misinformation and propaganda win for both political parties.

“Half of Americans (49%) believe they'll never get COVID again, according to new polling from the Ipsos Consumer Tracker”

·ipsos.com·
Half of Americans never think they'll get COVID again
UT researchers say they found an antibody that protects against all COVID-19 variants
UT researchers say they found an antibody that protects against all COVID-19 variants
A team of researchers, led by folks at the University of Texas at Austin, believe they’ve found an antibody that protects against all COVID-19 variants.
A team of researchers, led by folks at the University of Texas at Austin, believe they’ve found an antibody that protects against all COVID-19 variants.
·kxan.com·
UT researchers say they found an antibody that protects against all COVID-19 variants
New Covid Variant Xec Spreading Rapidly Across Continents
New Covid Variant Xec Spreading Rapidly Across Continents

New Covid Variant XEC Spreading Rapidly Across Continents

A new Covid variant is spreading rapidly and has caught the attention of the research world, 111 samples have already been reported from 15 countries, across three different continents.

·ilmessaggero.it·
New Covid Variant Xec Spreading Rapidly Across Continents
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants progressively adapt to human cells with altered host cell entry | mSphere
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants progressively adapt to human cells with altered host cell entry | mSphere

Study: How SARS-CoV-2 is adapting to better infect people. This study found that the newer Omicron subvariants can replicate better in human cells compared to earlier Omicron strains.

"SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants progressively adapt to human cells with altered host cell entry"

·journals.asm.org·
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants progressively adapt to human cells with altered host cell entry | mSphere
COVID virus evolves more rapidly in the central nervous system than in the lungs, study finds | UIC today
COVID virus evolves more rapidly in the central nervous system than in the lungs, study finds | UIC today

COVID virus evolves more rapidly in the CNS

New viral variants created in the brain & other parts of the nervous system could also travel back to the lungs, where they could become transmissible. That could spread new, dangerous variants of the virus.

·today.uic.edu·
COVID virus evolves more rapidly in the central nervous system than in the lungs, study finds | UIC today