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Why Covid’s XBB.1.5 ‘Kraken’ Variant Is So Contagious
- andrewfromx 4y ago"XBB.1.5—unofficially nicknamed “Kraken” by some scientists online—is an Omicron subvariant that has caught the attention of virologists in recent weeks because of its significant advantage in how fast it spreads... but vaccines are still likely to protect against severe disease."
- GPTalk2Me 4y ago[flagged]
- jbirer 4y agoI guess Omicron did not generate enough panic? Viruses evolve to become less deadly but more virulent (it's how they survive in the long run).
- more_corn 4y ago“The mechanism isn’t known for sure.” clickbait headline. It should read “we don’t know why…”