XBB

2022 - 10 - 11

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What is XBB? The new 'immune-evasive' COVID strain that ... (Fortune)

New variants of the rapidly mutating coronavirus are still popping up around the world, and a new iteration of COVID on the rise in Asia may be the most ...

The [BF.7 strain](https://fortune.com/well/2022/09/20/bf-7-new-covid-subvariant-rising-in-united-states-us-omicron-centaurus/) is also spreading quickly, making up 4.6% of cases today compared to just 0.3% two months ago. A [preprint study](https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.09.15.507787v3) from Oct. Eric Topol, founder of the the Scripps Research Translational Institute, [tweeted](https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1578759773146607617) that XBB is one “of the most important variants [to] watch right now.” [combination of mutations](https://twitter.com/RajlabN/status/1578796086839619584) from other strains, Raj Rajnarayanan, a professor at the New York Institute of Technology’s Jonesboro, Ark., campus, told [Fortune](https://fortune.com/well/2022/09/24/new-covid-omicron-variants-subvariants-evade-monoclonal-antibodies-bebtelovimab-recombinants-convergent-evolution-sars-immune-evasion/) in September. In order to keep ahead of the rapidly mutating coronavirus, the U.S. A survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that two-thirds of Americans are either putting off getting the new booster or saying they won’t get it at all. On Monday, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung [noted that](https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/15-out-of-100-people-re-infected-with-covid-19-may-be-another-wave-ong-ye-kung) only 15% of the country’s recent COVID cases were reinfections. [last remaining](https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3195261/singapore-ditch-rules-linked-covid-19-vaccination-status) COVID restrictions to reopen to the rest of the world, are not yet concerned about the increase in cases. 11, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 3, compared to an average of 300 cases a month earlier. Over 90% of Singapore’s population has received two doses of a COVID vaccine, and 79% have received at least one booster. The XBB strain is causing a small surge in cases in countries like Bangladesh and Singapore.

11732 new Covid-19 cases in S'pore; spike driven by XBB variant ... (The Straits Times)

MOH is initiating Pofma action against those spreading rumours of a rapid rise in severe illness due to XBB strain. Read more at straitstimes.com.

This is very likely due to the resilience built up through vaccination and previous waves of infection". The spike, while largely driven by the XBB variant, another Omicron subvariant, is seeing low severe cases, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). While the post-weekend spike today is driven by the XBB strain, MOH said that "the number of severe cases has remained relatively low.

Cases of XBB Omicron subvariant rising fast, but no evidence of ... (Mothership.sg)

The Ministry of Health (MOH) is rolling out the bivalent Moderna/Spikevax vaccine three days early, from Oct. 17 to Oct. 14, 2022. The operation teams were able ...

Within three weeks, from nothing, it is now over half of all the daily cases. But so far, what is good is that there has been no evidence that it leads to more severe outcomes. 11) at the Joint Testing & Vaccination Centre (JTVC) Commonwealth. [three days early](https://mothership.sg/2022/10/bivalent-vaccine-oct-14/), from Oct. "But in Singapore it is rising very fast. The Ministry of Health (MOH) is rolling out the bivalent Moderna/Spikevax vaccine

Rumours about large increase in severe COVID-19 cases and ... (CNA)

SINGAPORE: Rumours that Singapore is seeing a significant increase in severe COVID-19 cases and deaths due to the XBB strain are untrue, the Ministry of ...

"XBB is demonstrating characteristics that it is dominating over all other subvariants. There are currently 490 hospitalised cases compared to 1,600 at the peak of the Delta wave and about 800 at the peak of the Omicron wave," the ministry said. It is proven to be safe and effective." "This is very likely due to the resilience built up through vaccination and previous waves of infection. So far, the large majority of patients continue to report mild symptoms such as sore throat or slight fever, especially if they have been vaccinated." It therefore will provide better protection against newer COVID-19 variants.

What is XBB? A new COVID strain is driving cases in two countries ... (Yahoo Finance)

New variants of the rapidly mutating coronavirus are still popping up around the world, and a new iteration of COVID on the rise in Asia may be the most ...

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Covid-19: MOH refutes WhatsApp rumours claiming rapid surge in ... (TODAY)

SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday (Oct 11) refuted rumours circulating on messaging platform WhatsApp that there is a rapid and large ...

"There are currently 490 hospitalised cases compared to 1,600 at the peak of the Delta wave and about 800 at the peak of the Omicron wave." SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday (Oct 11) refuted rumours circulating on messaging platform WhatsApp that there is a rapid and large increase in Covid-19 cases here with severe illness and deaths due to the circulating SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday (Oct 11) refuted rumours circulating on messaging platform WhatsApp that there is a rapid and large increase in Covid-19 cases here with severe illness and deaths due to the circulating XBB strain of the Omicron variant.

What is XBB? A new COVID strain is driving cases in two countries ... (Yahoo Money)

New variants of the rapidly-mutating coronavirus are still popping up around the world, and a new iteration of COVID on the rise in Asia may be the most ...

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