More immunoevasive and transmissible, but not more serious. The evidence on the variant of Sars-CoV-2 baptized Kraken on social media, i.e. Omicron XBB.1.5, is strengthened. And these are the qualities that now appear to be more accurately looming, according to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) assessment of the risk posed by this mutant, reported … Read more
The European Center for Disease Control has issued a note with the evaluation of the new subvariant. “For now on the general population the risk is assessed as low while the risk is moderate to high for vulnerable people such as the elderly and unvaccinated and immunocompromised people, depending on their immunity. There are currently … Read more
Kraken extends its tentacles in Europe. Appeared in the United States, where it has already spread widely, the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant named after a legendary sea monster has crossed the Atlantic and could become dominant in the Old Continent “in the next one or two months”. This is the prediction of the European Center for … Read more
Of Laura Cuppini ECDC: percentage below 2.5% in EU countries. Most reports come from the USA (4,111 sequences) and the United Kingdom (202) In Europe its diffusion is still less than 2.5%, but in the United States it is galloping. The new Kraken recombinant variant (XBB.1.5), a sublineage of XBB (Gryphon) with an additional mutation … Read more
“Recent data from some countries are starting to indicate the growing presence of variant recombinant XBB.1.5 (the so-called Kraken) which is already spreading rapidly in the USA. The cases of XBB.1.5. in our region they are detected in small but growing numbers and we are working to evaluate their potential impact”. This was stated by … Read more
Concern about Kraken, the new Covid variant, is growing in Europe. Here’s what we know about the aggression rate and effectiveness of vaccines Posted on: 09-01-2023 17:13 JOURNALIST AND DEBUNKER Journalist passionate about fact checking, crime and pizza. Tobacco and caffeine addict, since 2016 he has been collaborating with Bufale.net and since 2018 he has … Read more