A new COVID-19 subvariant called HV.1 is gaining traction across Canada, but whether or not it is more contagious than past variants remains to be seen, according to health experts.
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BA.2.86 with two additional mutations is responsible for U.K. care home outbreak and it had an 86% attack rate! How could this impact the latest boosters?
The concern is that the new mutations gave it an advantage to become much more infectious and that persisting in people instead of hospitalizing them is exactly what the virus wants. Persisting in people gives it an advantage, but it causes many long-term problems, reducing the quality of life and ultimately shortening lifespans.
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COVID-19 : l’OMS s’inquiète de « tendances préoccupantes » avant l’hiver
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday expressed concern about “worrying trends” regarding COVID-19 as winter approaches in the northern hemisphere, calling for increased vaccination and surveillance of the virus.
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COVID-19 : les experts s’attendent à une recrudescence des cas cet automne à Ottawa
Public health experts warn that the higher levels of COVID-19 observed in Ottawa over the past month are expected to continue to rise throughout the fall.
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Will updated COVID vaccines work against latest variant? Canadian scientists monitor global research
Health Canada is currently reviewing applications for Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech’s new mRNA vaccines, developed against the dominant XBB.1.5 variant ahead of a vaccination campaign set for the fall.
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‘The pandemic is not over’: Experts expect a surge in COVID cases this fall
Higher COVID-19 levels seen in Ottawa in the past month are expected to continue to rise through the fall, public health experts warn.
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Limited data suggest rising global COVID-19 activity
Though case reporting doesn’t accurately reflect COVID-19 activity because of decreased testing and reporting, the number reported over the past month increased by 63%, with increased cases reported in three regions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest weekly update yesterday.
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This latest covid variant could be the best yet at evading immunity
A highly mutated form of the coronavirus that threatens to be the most adept yet at slipping past the body’s immune defenses is capturing the attention of virologists and health officials.
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COVID-19 case numbers are rising again: What does that mean?
Comments closedWe’re seeing new data all the time on the long-term consequences of infection, whether it’s long COVID or the impact on the heart.
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CDC weighs risk of BA.2.86 COVID-19 lineage as 3 more nations report sequences
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today issued its initial risk assessment of the BA.2.86 SARS-CoV-2 lineage, which says tests and treatments will likely be effective and that updated vaccines will still be able to reduce severe disease and hospitalizations.
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Highly mutated COVID virus variant BA.2.86 showing up in multiple countries
“It is unusual for [this virus] to change so significantly and develop 30 new mutations. The last time we saw such a big change was when [Omicron] appeared.”
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US CDC tracks new lineage of virus that causes COVID
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday that it was tracking a new, highly mutated lineage of the virus that causes COVID-19.
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L’OMS et les États-Unis aux aguets avec un nouveau variant
The World Health Organization and US health authorities announced on Friday that they were closely monitoring a new variant of the COVID-19 virus, although “for the time being, the potential impact of the many mutations in BA.2.86 is unknown.”
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CDC tracking new COVID variant BA.2.86 after highly mutated strain reported in Michigan
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday it is tracking a recently discovered COVID-19 strain, BA.2.86, after a case of the highly mutated variant was discovered in Michigan.
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COVID-19 : une nouvelle vague s’approche avant que la dose de rappel soit disponible
There are warning signs that Canada is already entering its fall wave of COVID-19, but vaccine booster doses will likely not be available for several weeks.
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Comments closed The summer wave of COVID-19 is being felt in Quebec hospitals, where there are nearly 560 patients who have contracted the virus, an increase of 30% over a week. The Legault government is not overly concerned, but will monitor the situation closely, especially the spread of the Eris variant.
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B.C. wastewater showing increases in COVID-19 concentrations as new variant spreads
For the first time in months, weekly wastewater data released by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control shows increasing concentrations of COVID-19 at most monitored treatment plants around the province.
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