▲ 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.
[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago Other articles has said it’s nothing special. Not any deadlier. https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2023/08/06/eg51-nicknamed-eris-is-new-covid-19-variant-spreading-monitored-by-who/?sh=3c989b585941 permalink fedilink source parent