A new COVID-19 variant has emerged, serving as a reminder that the coronavirus continues to mutate and spread around the world, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations.

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.

  • crowsby@kbin.social
    271·
    2 years ago

    This is my issue with the article.

    Headline: Here’s what we know about EG.5 so far

    Body: Apparently not much. We uhh, know the name of it? Severity, how contagious it may be, symptoms, breakthrough rate…like umm, anything??

    • Ben Hur Horse Race@lemm.ee
      7·
      2 years ago

      sick right now in Ireland (can’t be sure but we’re exploding with this variant)

      for me, fatigue, stuffed & runny nose which is making me cough. on day 1 I had a headache but only for that day. I had a fever for about 6 hours. sneezing, gastro fun.

      Wife has a dry cough. she had a wicked fever with chills. also gastro fun, which is fun for me by proxy.