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

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The death count is low because immunity is up. If we relax on things like vaccinations or quarantine orders it will come back.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's already an uptick from wastewater testing for the past few weeks according to CBC.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Seems like we need to be a hair more responsible for a while.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I think if we get a yearly immunization shot for influenza and covid we should be fine. And people should just quarantine if they're sick, COVID or not. I hate it when people go to work sick when they have the option to work from home. Especially in an office setting. Like haven't they learned anything? Why spread the disease to all your colleagues?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Do people even follow quarantine orders anymore? My employer stopped giving us covid sick days.