A new COVID-19 variant has emerged, serving as a reminder that the coronavirus continues to mutate and spread around the world, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations.

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

  • @twistypencil
    40•11 months ago

    Long covid implications are worrisome, multiple reinfections are one of the few things we know are not good

    • Polar
      27•11 months ago

      Thanks for being the only voice of reason. Everyone else is just like “ya but we don’t die so who gives a fuck” attitude.

      I’m glad some people are still looking at COVID as a whole.

      • @[email protected]
        8•11 months ago

        I mean you need only look at the people in your daily life to realize there aren’t many people who care anymore. Simple things like wearing a mask are off the table for the vast majority.

      • Ben Hur Horse Race
        6•11 months ago

        I think a lot of us are, I just feel folks who are thinking big-picture aren’t the type to make a lot of noise on the internet about it, ya know?

    • GhostalmediaEnglish
      4•11 months ago

      Agreed. I guess I’m saying is that it’s no more concerning that what is currently floating around. It’s what most epidemiologists expected to happen.