“COVID-19’s XBB.1.5 Variant Increases and Represents Half of Sequenced Samples: Health Ministry Report”

The Ministry of Health (Sometimes), through the National Institute of Health (INS), reports that the lineage of the COVID-19 called XBB.1.5, detected since December of last year, continues to increase, and currently represents almost half of the samples whose genomes are sequenced.

So far there is no evidence that the lineage XBB.1.5 of the COVID-19 produce a more severe disease, compared to other variants or previous lineages. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends very close surveillance.

In it Peru, the increase in this lineage has gone hand in hand with an increase in positive tests for COVID-19. In this sense, it is necessary and essential to sustain preventive measures such as the vaccination.

According to him INSthe most predominant feature of this variant is that it is highly transmissible, although this condition should not cause much alarm because the vaccines work very well against the new variants and the bivalent vaccine is already available worldwide. Peru.

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What is known about the XBB.1.5 variant?

• The variant XBB.1.5 It arose in the United States and, being more transmissible, it displaced the previous lineages until it reached the 90% of new cases in that country.
• In it Peru monitoring is carried out virus which lies in genomic surveillance to continue generating data on the disease.
• To counteract the effects of this variant, it is advisable to maintain the scheme of vaccinationespecially in the most vulnerable groups and in unvaccinated people.

In addition to vaccination, the Ministry of Health It is recommended to keep the environments ventilated and wear a mask in case we present respiratory symptoms.

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