Omicron XE is spreading in the UK – a virologist explains what we know about this hybrid variant - The Conversation

More than 1,000 cases of omicron XE have been detected in the UK so far. But we shouldn’t be seriously concerned at this stage.

As the COVID pandemic has progressed, weve repeatedly seen the arrival of new viral variants. Variants of concern, such as delta and omicron, are versions of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-1… [+5273 chars]

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