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People who haven't had COVID will likely catch the new XBB.1.5 variant, experts say
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Sat, 2023-01-07 06:44 — mike kraft
People who haven't had COVID will likely catch XBB.1.5 – and many will get reinfected, experts say New COVID variant XBB.1.5 is very contagious, meaning everyone is at risk for infection even if you've already had COVID. Here's what that means. YahooNews
The newest COVID-19 variant is so contagious that even people who've avoided it so far are getting infected and the 80% of Americans who've already been infected are likely to catch it again, experts say.
Essentially, everyone in the country is at risk for infection now, even if they're super careful, up to date on vaccines or have caught it before, said Paula Cannon, a virologist at the University of Southern California.
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