United States: New COVID-19 subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 account for more than half of new cases The latest estimates from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed that the new BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 subvariants accounted for more than half of new COVID-19 cases in the US last week. . BQ.1.1 accounted for … Read more
As the US gears up for another wave of COVID-19 infections, scientists are concerned about the sudden and rapid spread of new Omikron subvariants. Out data of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published last week, the sub-variants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 now account for more than ten percent of all cases, while … Read more
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 U.S. health regulators estimated on Friday that BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 variants accounted for 16.6% of coronavirus cases in the country, nearly doubling from last week, as Europe expects them to become the dominant variants within a month. There is no evidence yet that the BQ.1 variant is linked to increased severity … Read more
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Los infections of coronavirus They have been growing in the United States since the first week of October, driven by two subvariants of Omicron: BQ.1 y BQ.1.1apparently more contagious than the previous ones, due to the minimal immunity they present. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)these variants account for 5.7 percent of … Read more
Virologist Marc Van Ranst notes that the infection figures are increasing, while the number of corona patients in hospitals will continue to fall for the time being. “Currently, for the first time in a long time, fewer than fifty beds in intensive care are occupied by patients admitted because of corona.” Based on the current … Read more