Although the pandemic is over, COVID-19 remains a persistent threat. Incidents of a highly mutated variant, BA.2.86, have tripled in the past two weeks, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced early this week
Scientists first warned of the highly mutated variant in August, but it since has spread in several regions of the United States. This variant is spreading fastest in the Northeast, with more than 13% of cases in the New York and New Jersey region attributed to BA.2.86.
BA.2.86 may become the dominant strain, according to Dr. Brendan Jackson, head of the CDC's respiratory virus season. "Chances are it probably will, given the growth rate, but it does not seem to be a game-changer," he said.
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