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Corona: new variant more contagious than all the previous ones! | policy

After all, will the next wave of Corona come?

The XBB.1.5 variant is spreading from North America. According to Maria van Kerkhove (45), Crown-Specialist of the World Health Organization (WHO), it is easier to transmit than any other variant.

She was nicknamed “Octopus” online.

For the first time it is a virus composed of two different variants of omicrons.

In the United States, XBB.1.5 has dominated the infection process since mid-December and hospital admissions are on the rise.

The “octopus” has also been detected in Germany. Experts estimate that its share of corona infections in the first half of January will rise by three to six percent.

It is not yet clear whether the variant leads to more dangerous courses in the event of an infection. Virologist Luka Cicin-Sain (50) from the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research recommends a booster vaccination with Omicron-adapted vaccines for the elderly and people at risk who had an infection or vaccination six months or more ago.

The corona situation in China remains tense. Yesterday, the Federal Foreign Ministry advised against “currently unnecessary travel” to the country.

Photo: BILD

This article comes from BILD am SONNTAG. The ePaper of the entire issue is available here.

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