XBB.1.5: What You Need to Know About COVID-19’s ‘Kraken’ Variant
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A new COVID-19 subvariant, referred to as the "kraken" variant, has been identified as XBB.1.5. This subvariant is considered highly transmissible. The impact of the latest booster shot on protection against this variant is a topic of interest, with information and guidance on XBB.1.5 being provided by various health and news outlets.
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