{"id":8532,"date":"2022-11-26T15:41:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T15:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=8532"},"modified":"2022-11-26T15:41:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T15:41:41","slug":"here-we-go-cdc-says-its-monitoring-a-new-covid-variant-known-as-xbb-deemed-most-vaccine-resistant-strain-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=8532","title":{"rendered":"Here We Go: CDC Says It\u2019s Monitoring a New COVID Variant Known as \u201cXBB\u201d \u2013 Deemed \u2018Most Vaccine Resistant Strain Ever\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that it is monitoring a new COVID-19 variant known as \u201cXBB,\u201d which is responsible for an estimated 3.1% of all new infections in the United States, according<\/a> to Yahoo News.<\/p>\n

Back in October, health officials in the US said they were tracking a new Covid strain that is being called the \u201cmost vaccine-resistant ever<\/a>\u201d after causing a surge in cases in Singapore.<\/p>\n

The recent outbreak of infections in Singapore has been traced to XBB, a \u201crecombinant\u201d of the Omicron subvariants BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75.<\/p>\n

\u201cPreliminary research suggests the Omicron subvariant XBB might carry a higher infection risk and be more resistant to neutralizing antibodies from booster vaccine doses and antibody drugs, but more studies are needed, according<\/a> to Verywell Health.<\/p>\n

According to the latest weekly estimates from the CDC, the Northeast is where the strain has spread the farthest. In this week\u2019s CDC\u2019s \u201cNowcast,\u201d over 5% of infections in the areas spanning New Jersey through Maine are related to XBB.<\/p>\n

Per the new @CDCgov<\/a> \u201cNowcast\u201d published today<\/p>\n

XBB is now being tracked in U.S. variant estimates, at 3.1% of new COVID cases nationwide<\/p>\n

BQ.1 (27.9%) and BQ.1.1 (29.4%) together now make up nearly 6 in 10 new infectionshttps:\/\/t.co\/zH1u8A092J<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/8xVVTKA1Fm<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/L8ri90Od59<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Alexander Tin (@Alexander_Tin) November 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Growth curves of BQ.1.1 and XBB in Region 2 (includes New York). The BQ.1s are >70% here and XBB at 5%, highest of US HHS regions pic.twitter.com\/cw9TIYllz2<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Eric Topol (@EricTopol) November 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n

XBB inherited 5\u2019 part of genome from BJ.1 & 3\u2019 end of genome from BA.2.75, with single breakpoint within RBD of Spike; Spike breakpoint allows it to possess potent antigenic RBD mutations from both BJ.1 & BA.2.75,one of most potent combinations of antigenic RBD mutation; pic.twitter.com\/XA1upRg6te<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Prof. Dr. Sanjeev Bagai (@BagaiDr) November 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Yahoo News reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, the CDC offered\u00a0preliminary estimates<\/a>\u00a0suggesting XBB is potentially doubling in proportion about every 12 days. That could be faster than the current pace of the BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 variants now dominant across the country.<\/p>\n

However, the Biden administration\u2019s top COVID officials and experts say they do not think<\/a><\/span>\u00a0XBB will pose a new threat on the scale of when the Omicron variant first emerged a year ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere we\u2019ve seen surges, they\u2019ve seen mostly it be driven by seasonality, people coming inside, spending more time around one another, but not being specifically being driven by the emergence of a new variant,\u201d the CDC\u2019s Ian Williams told\u00a0a meeting<\/a>\u00a0of the CDC\u2019s emergency response and preparedness advisers earlier this month.<\/p>\n

XBB is one of several new lineages that have displaced BA.4 and BA.5, the Omicron variant siblings that had driven a wave of cases over the summer. As of this week, the CDC says BA.5 has fallen to less than 1 in 5 new infections nationwide and BA.4 has now virtually disappeared.<\/p>\n

The strain\u2019s arrival also comes at a time when most regions, including the Northeast, are seeing relatively flat or slowing COVID-19\u00a0hospitalization rates<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Around 3 in 4 Americans currently live in counties deemed at \u201clow\u201d\u00a0COVID-19 Community Levels<\/a>, the lowest tier of precautions recommended by the agency, according to figures released Friday by the agency.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, there\u2019s a lot of worry that a new variant could emerge and start us all over again. So there\u2019s a lot of work focusing on making sure we\u2019re prepared and thinking about that and watching if it emerges around the world, so we can become prepared,\u201d Williams added.<\/p>\n

The post Here We Go: CDC Says It\u2019s Monitoring a New COVID Variant Known as \u201cXBB\u201d \u2013 Deemed \u2018Most Vaccine Resistant Strain Ever\u2019<\/a> appeared first on The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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