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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 โ€” or one in six โ€” of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. in the past two weeks.

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[โ€“] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Is it though? Itโ€™s an omicron subvariant that doesnโ€™t seem to be any worse that its predecessors and the annual booster update is likely to get authorized in a few weeks.

This is the new normal. Covid mutates like flu, and each year will have covid and flu shots in the fall.

[โ€“] twistypencil@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Long covid implications are worrisome, multiple reinfections are one of the few things we know are not good

[โ€“] Polar@lemmy.ca 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Thanks for being the only voice of reason. Everyone else is just like "ya but we don't die so who gives a fuck" attitude.

I'm glad some people are still looking at COVID as a whole.

[โ€“] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

I think a lot of us are, I just feel folks who are thinking big-picture aren't the type to make a lot of noise on the internet about it, ya know?

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