▲ 336 ▼ A new COVID-19 variant has emerged. Here's what we know about EG.5 so far (www.ctvnews.ca) submitted 3 years ago by girlfreddy@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca 154 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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.
[–] variants_of_concern@lemmy.one 25 points 3 years ago (8 children) Well that's concerning permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago (6 children) Is it though? It’s an omicron subvariant that doesn’t seem to be any worse that its predecessors and the annual booster update is likely to get authorized in a few weeks. This is the new normal. Covid mutates like flu, and each year will have covid and flu shots in the fall. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] twistypencil@lemmy.world 37 points 3 years ago (5 children) Long covid implications are worrisome, multiple reinfections are one of the few things we know are not good permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Polar@lemmy.ca 28 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 6 points 3 years 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? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ahal@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago I vaguely remember reading that long COVID is really chronic fatigue syndrome or similar. Basically it can happen after any infection. Doctors haven't been able to figure out what causes it largely because there hasn't been enough data. It's not until COVID came along that they're taking it seriously. Not sure if that's more or less reassuring though. I guess personally I find it reassuring that it's likely not something COVID specific. permalink fedilink source parent [–] villasv@lemmy.ca -5 points 3 years ago It isn't, really. Barely newsworthy, but it's something. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago (6 children) Is it though? It’s an omicron subvariant that doesn’t seem to be any worse that its predecessors and the annual booster update is likely to get authorized in a few weeks. This is the new normal. Covid mutates like flu, and each year will have covid and flu shots in the fall. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] twistypencil@lemmy.world 37 points 3 years ago (5 children) Long covid implications are worrisome, multiple reinfections are one of the few things we know are not good permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Polar@lemmy.ca 28 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 6 points 3 years 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? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ahal@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago I vaguely remember reading that long COVID is really chronic fatigue syndrome or similar. Basically it can happen after any infection. Doctors haven't been able to figure out what causes it largely because there hasn't been enough data. It's not until COVID came along that they're taking it seriously. Not sure if that's more or less reassuring though. I guess personally I find it reassuring that it's likely not something COVID specific. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] twistypencil@lemmy.world 37 points 3 years ago (5 children) Long covid implications are worrisome, multiple reinfections are one of the few things we know are not good permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Polar@lemmy.ca 28 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 6 points 3 years 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? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ahal@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago I vaguely remember reading that long COVID is really chronic fatigue syndrome or similar. Basically it can happen after any infection. Doctors haven't been able to figure out what causes it largely because there hasn't been enough data. It's not until COVID came along that they're taking it seriously. Not sure if that's more or less reassuring though. I guess personally I find it reassuring that it's likely not something COVID specific. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Polar@lemmy.ca 28 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 6 points 3 years 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? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 6 points 3 years 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? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ahal@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago I vaguely remember reading that long COVID is really chronic fatigue syndrome or similar. Basically it can happen after any infection. Doctors haven't been able to figure out what causes it largely because there hasn't been enough data. It's not until COVID came along that they're taking it seriously. Not sure if that's more or less reassuring though. I guess personally I find it reassuring that it's likely not something COVID specific. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] villasv@lemmy.ca -5 points 3 years ago It isn't, really. Barely newsworthy, but it's something. permalink fedilink source parent