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Episode 136: Perspective and Humility

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COVID: A Mixed Bag of Variants

In terms of the variant picture in this country, it is still largely a mixed bag of offshoots from the XBB family with five different lineages each currently estimated to have a prevalence between 10 and 15%. The only lineage among them that seems to have a fairly marked growth advantage is EG.5 which is the descendant of XBB 1.9.2. Even outside the U.S., EG.5 appears to be on the rise. According to the latest WHO report on COVID, its global prevalence has climbed since late May.

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