The variant is called EG.5 and is a descendant of Omicron.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that EG.5 accounted for roughly 17.3 per cent — or one in six — of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. in the past two weeks.

  • @BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca
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    6011 months ago

    I mean there’s plenty to worry about besides death. I don’t understand why people discount all the other potentially life altering effects of COVID.

    • Cyborganism
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      1711 months ago

      Ah yes, you’re right. There are potential lifetime effects to COVID. I forgot about those. A couple of friends of mine have been permanently affected with various problems like asthma since catching it.