What is XBB?

XBB is a new variant of COVID-19 first detected in Cyprus. The variant is considered by some to be a “super strain” resulting from a coming together of two forms of Omicron.

So far the XBB variant has been found in Bangladesh, Israel, Singapore, Germany, and Denmark according to Doctor Raj Rajnarayanan. If XBB is as transmissible as other forms of Omicron it could cause a massive problem for health systems.

Why?

If neither vaccines nor the body’s immune system can protect people from XBB then more people will end up requiring hospital treatment which means more resources will be taken away from non-Covid care.

This comes at a time when health systems around the world are bracing themselves for a difficult winter when a Twindemic is set to hit.

Source: Daily Express

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