Health experts raise concern over spread of Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5
USA Today (1/4, Weintraub) reports, “The latest COVID-19 variant to sweep across the country, XBB.1.5, doesn’t appear to cause more serious disease than its predecessors, experts say.” According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “as of Dec. 31, XBB.1.5 accounted for more than 40% of cases in the United States, up from about 1% less than a month earlier.”
The Hill (1/4, Choi) reports, “White House health officials are cautioning against a rush to panic over the XBB.1.5 Omicron subvariant…with officials stating it is not yet known if this version is more dangerous.”