A new Omicron variant called XBB.1.5 is rapidly spreading across the nation. The US government has extended public health emergency status for COVID-19 through Jan. 11, 2023. The extension comes as cases of the XBB subvariant pop up in the Northeastern US. According to data from the CDC, XBB was responsible for 52.6% of cases in New England from Dec. 18 to Dec. 24. The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that XBB does not “diverge sufficiently” from the overall omicron phenotype to warrant its designation and remains part of…
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