COVID mutant XBB found in Florida, but cases still falling

Weeks after 'nightmare' COVID mutant XBB found in Florida, cases still falling Health authorities have not said where it was found in Florida or anything about who was infected with the 'nightmare' subvariant XBB. Chris Persaud The Palm Beach Post

The so-called "nightmare" coronavirus mutation fueling a surge of infections in Singapore has been found in Florida, but weeks after its discovery here, a statewide COVID-19 wave has yet to emerge.

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XBB has been called the "nightmare" variant in some news reports because of its ability to penetrate immunity built by COVID vaccines. It is a combination of omicron offshoots BA.2.10 and BA.2.10.75, scientists have said.