Updated Covid boosters cut the infection risk from XBB.1.5 subvariant by nearly half, CDC finds The report provides the first ...

Experts at the World Health Organization have named XBB.1.5 — also known as the "Kraken" strain — the most infectious version ...

The latest COVID variant of concern, XBB.1.5, continues to rise but still ... Some 27.6% of new cases nationwide are linked to the variant, the CDC currently projects, with a prediction interval ...

CDC data shows the bivalent COVID vaccines protect against the omicron variant known as XBB and its subvariant XBB.1.5.

XBB.1.5 is a spinoff of XBB, a subvariant of omicron that health officials worldwide have been warning about since the fall.

The CDC has published real-world data showing the omicron booster cuts the risk of mid illness from the fast spreading XBB ...

The CDC recommends people isolate ... are more protective against XBB.1.5 than earlier boosters. People who are up to date on their COVID-19 shots probably don't shed as much virus for as ...

While the omicron subvariant is quickly becoming dominant in the U.S., CIDRAP notes that a feared-for bump in cases caused by people gathering over the holidays hasn’t yet been seen in the ...

Throughout December, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky and White House COVID Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha remained silent on the clear dangers of the XBB.1.5 variant and the pandemic more ...

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that the updated bivalent COVID-19 vaccines do ...

However, the XBB.1.5 subvariant comprised 27.6% of sequenced COVID cases nationally for the week ending Jan. 7, 2023 — compared with 18.3% for the week ending Dec. 31, the CDC said on Friday.

A booster dose provided at least 3 months of protection against symptomatic XBB and XBB.1.5 infections in seniors who had ...