A new variant called Eris has entered the COVID scene, but experts don’t expect it to have a substantial impact on health protocols just yet. Eris, a subvariant of Omicron, is a fast-spreading variant that is responsible for more than 17% of
The EG.5 omicron subvariant is now the dominant COVID-19 strain in the U.S., according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In projected estimates of variant proportions for July 23 through Aug. 5, the agency said EG.5 accounts for
New York City health officials are warning residents that the infectious omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 may be more likely to infect people who have already been vaccinated or infected with COVID-19. “Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 now accounts for 73% of all sequenced COVID-19 cases
The relatively new COVID-19 omicron subvariant X.BB.1.5 “is the most easily transmissible subvariant so far,” Dr. Marc Siegel, a Fox News medical contributor, told Fox News Digital on Tuesday evening. That’s because “it not only binds well to cells, but it is