New Covid symptoms

The new COVID variant XBB.1.5, marking a fusion between two recent strains that is even more contagious than its predecessors, has taken hold in New England ...

"It really emphasizes the need to get a booster particularly into vulnerable populations to provide continued protection from severe disease with these new variants." One concern is that recent strains of COVID have left some treatment options ineffective. "It does remind me of a year ago when omicron came in over a two-to-four week period and displaced everything," Boston Medical Center's Dr. Over the next two-to-four weeks we'll see what happens." [XBB.1.5](https://www.nbcboston.com/?s=xbb.1.5), a highly contagious "recombinant" variant that spawned from two different BA.2 variants. A new COVID variant, marking a fusion between two recent strains that is even more contagious than its predecessors, has taken hold here in New England. But here in New England, XBB.1.5 accounts for a whopping 75% of all COVID-19 cases. "This is sort of going that direction, but I think we need more data. [tracking numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention](https://public.tableau.com/views/Variant_Proportions_Weekly/RegionsDashboard?%3Alanguage=en&%3Adisplay_count=y&%3Arender=false%3Aembed&%3AshowVizHome=no) showed the XBB.1.5 variant has climbed to now make up more than 40% of cases in the U.S. "The virus needs to bind tightly to cells to be more efficient at getting in and that could help the virus be a little bit more efficient at infecting people," Pekosz said. Shira Doron told NBC10 Boston this week. It is related to the [XBB variant](https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/we-need-to-be-prepared-for-this-covid-nightmare-variant-spreading-already-in-us/2868326/), which was previously behind a COVID surge in Singapore.

Fears have been raised as new offshoots of the highly-transmissible Omicron variant have caused cases to surge in countries around the world.

- Headaches – 49.6 per cent - Runny nose – 55.5 per cent The XBB.1.5 Covid variant is thought to be behind at least 4 per cent of infections currently being sequenced. - Blocked nose – 57.8 per cent The data submitted is then analysed by King’s College London, which tracks infections across the UK and identifies who is most at risk. [Omicron](/topic/omicron) variant have caused cases to surge in countries around the world.

The World Health Orginsation (WHO) has said a new strain of Covid nicknamed 'The Kraken' is the “most transmissible subvariant that has been detected yet” ...

'Our concern is how transmissible it is… particularly the Northeast part of the United States, where XBB.1.5 has rapidly replaced other circulating variants.” The rise in cases of the new strain has led the WHO to called it the “most transmissible subvariant” and it’s feared a similar surge could come to the UK. and the more this virus circulates, the more opportunities it will have to change.' XBB.1.5 is believed to behind roughly 70 per cent of new infections in the United States, in what the WHO have called “a surge” since early December. The World Health Orginsation (WHO) has said a new strain of Covid nicknamed ‘The Kraken’ is the “most transmissible subvariant that has been detected yet” as it’s warned it could begin transmission at a high rate in the UK.

The XBB 1.5 Covid variant is currently driving up the majority of Covid cases in the US but what about the UK?

"The reason for this is the mutations that are within... With some cases being recorded in the UK, here are the symptoms to be aware of. “Our concern is how transmissible it is… [the Sanger Institute](https://covid19.sanger.ac.uk/lineages/raw?lineageView=1&lineageSearch=xbb&lineages=A%2CB%2CB.1.1.7%2CB.1.617.2%2CB.1.1.529%2CBA.1.1%2CBA.2%2CBA.4%2CBA.5%2CXBB%2CXBB.1%2CXBB.1.5&colours=7%2C3%2C1%2C6%2C2%2C8%2C4%2C0%2C5%2C0%2C1%2C2&show=A%2CB%2CB.1.1.7%2CB.1.617.2%2CB.1.1.529%2CBA.1.1%2CBA.2%2CBA.4%2CBA.5%2CXBB%2CXBB.1%2CXBB.1.5) in Cambridge, one in 25 [Covid](/life-style/health/1700319/covid-symptoms-signs-diarrhoea) cases in the UK was triggered by XBB.1.5. [Covid 'Kraken' variant is ripping through the UK – symptoms of the disease](/life-style/health/1716966/covid-coronavirus-variant-kraken-symptoms) [visit InYourArea for all the Covid vaccine latest](https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/coronavirus/?tag=exp098-20) [Covid](/latest/coronavirus) XBB.1.5 [variant](/latest/variant), dubbed “The Kraken”, is now considered “the most transmissible sub-variant that has been detected yet”, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). [Covid](/life-style/health/1716941/covid-symptoms-signs-pharyngitis-rhinorrhoea-congestion) variant has been labelled the “most transmissible” sub-variant yet. [COVID-19](/life-style/health/1714850/covid-signs-symptoms-myalgia-muscle-pain) technical lead, told a press conference on Wednesday: "It is the most transmissible sub-variant that has been detected yet. “The Kraken” is causing some concern in the US, where it seems to be spreading rapidly, but cases have been also recorded in the UK. The XBB 1.5 Covid variant is currently driving up the majority of Covid cases in the US but what about the UK? Covid variant XBB.1.5 is the 'most transmissible' strain yet - symptoms to spot

The Omicron subvariant, XBB.1.5, is causing concern among scientists after its rapid spread in the United States in December.

Van Kerkhove said on Wednesday it hoped to publish that in the next few days. The WHO said it does not have any data on severity yet, or a clinical picture on its impact. New variants are to be expected as the virus continues to spread. It is an offshoot of XBB, first detected in October, which is itself a recombinant of two other Omicron sub-variants. 31, up from 25.9% in the previous week, according to data from the U.S. The World Health Organization's senior epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove said XBB.1.5 is the most transmissible Omicron sub-variant that has been detected so far.

Major concerns have been sparked by the latest strain of the Covid-19 virus, which is understood to be “ultra-transmissible”.

The World Health Organisation’s technical lead for Covid, Dr. "Our concern is how transmissible it is… The threat of XBB.1.5 and other Covid variants further exacerbates the current NHS crisis and stresses the need for us to remain vigilant”. and the more this virus circulates, the more opportunities it will have to change”. The XBB.1.5 variant has been dubbed “The Kraken” and is currently at its height across the US as well as in parts of Britain. A number of health experts have issued a warning after the variant jumped the Atlantic and began spreading in the UK after being detected in the US a number of days ago.

Virus experts have said they 'expect' the Omicron variant XBB.1.5 to emerge in UK. The sub-variant already makes up about four per cent of cases in the UK, ...

"Our concern is how transmissible it is… and the more this virus circulates, the more opportunities it will have to change." XBB.1.5 is currently reported to be spreading rapidly in the US, where it is causing some concern. Currently, XBB.1.5 is responsible for about four per cent of all of the cases in the UK, but concern about its potential comes from the US, where it makes up over 40 per cent of cases. It is likely that XBB1.5 will cause a new wave in the UK, experts warned, and there were five Omicron waves in 2022. The NHS said: "The symptoms are very similar to symptoms of other illnesses, such as colds and flu."

BRITS coming down with Covid are most likely to experience a sore throat, as the new 'Kraken' strain spreads across the country.The World Health Organ.

[Do the Double”](https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/20931192/nhs-beds-covid-flu-get-vaccinated/) campaign with a good degree of success. [vaccines](https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/17456051/thousands-kids-covid-vaccines/) across the UK has meant many already have some level of protection from the bug. [US](https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/united-states/), with a high prevalence of infections being reported in [New York](https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/new-york/). [book a Covid-19 vaccination online](https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/book-coronavirus-vaccination/) through the NHS website for an appointment at a vaccination centre or pharmacy. [Covid ](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/coronavirus/)booster. [last month](https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/20874559/covid-symptoms-watch-out-spending-christmas-family/), a blocked nose has become more prevalent in Brits testing positive for the illness. "This particular variant is unusual in that it’s spreading so rapidly - and in fact towards the end of December the number of cases with this particular variant in the US more than doubled in a week and that’s why we’re very concerned," he said. Cases of the 'Kraken' variant have almost doubled in a week in the While the selection of symptoms hasn't changed in the [XBB.15 strain](https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/20945012/new-covid-variant-xbb/). The dominant strain in the UK is the BQ.1 – an offshoot of BA.5, which is a close ancestor to the original Omicron strain that emerged last winter. [Omicron](https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/20628039/covid-cases-million-new-omicron-variant-runs-rife/) spin-off makes up less than five per cent of positive tests being recorded.

The Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is quickly taking over COVID-19 cases in the U.S. But what is it and is it more dangerous than other forms of COVID-19?

“The waves of RSV and the flu may have pushed back a wave of COVID cases,” Dr. Treatments for vulnerable people who happen to get the virus are a little different than they’ve been in the past, though. As of right now, XBB.1.5 doesn’t seem more likely to cause long COVID than other forms of the virus. [ZOE Health Study](https://health-study.joinzoe.com/blog/covid-new-top-5-covid-symptoms), which is a research project from scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital, the Harvard T.H. As of now, it doesn’t seem that XBB.1.5 is causing different symptoms from other more recent strains of COVID-19, Dr. XBB.1.5 has a mutation that allows it to bind tightly to the ACE receptor of cells, which can increase its contagiousness, Dr. Experts agree that XBB.1.5 is very contagious—and possibly the most contagious form of COVID-19 yet. Adalja says, noting that it’s shown up more often in places like Singapore and the Northeastern U.S. Adalja, M.D., a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. It’s an off-shoot of [COVID-19](https://www.prevention.com/novel-coronavirus/) variant that’s suddenly causing a wave of infections in the U.S. from BA.5, BQ.1, and BQ.1.1, which have caused the majority of cases in the country since early fall.

The new Covid-19 variant, known as XBB.1.5, is the latest strain that has descended from Omicron. Here's everything to know about the spread and danger.

Most cases of XBB.1.5 have been detected in America, where the number of infections are rapidly increasing. There are concerns that this new strain of Covid-19 could lead to another wave of the virus, spreading to the UK – which comes amid worries over a "twindemic" of Covid and the flu. The And the reason for it spreading so rapidly? This article is not to be used as a substitute for professional medical advice or diagnosis. But while experts at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) say XBB.1.5 is not currently a variant of concern in the UK, cases are still known to have been recorded in Britain. The World Health Organization has called it the “most transmissible sub-variant that has been detected yet”, but despite this, the XBB.1.5 variant has not been classified as a cause for concern by health authorities. [said](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/03/could-new-omicron-variant-xbb15-fuel-further-covid-infections) via The Guardian: “It might drive an increase in cases, but I’m not convinced this will necessarily cause an explosive wave of infections in the UK. Now we’re facing a new Covid XBB.1.5 sub-variant, which has been spreading rapidly across the US, with some cases having been reported in the UK too. Although it is still unclear whether the variant will surge into the UK, some rise is expected. What are the symptoms of the XBB.1.5 variant? It has evolved from

The new Covid variant, XBB 1.5, dubbed “The Kraken”, has already been spotted in the UK.

He said: “The XBB.1.5 variant is highly infectious and is driving increased hospital admissions in New York, particularly among the elderly. "Our concern is how transmissible it is… particularly the Northeast part of the United States, where XBB.1.5 has rapidly replaced other circulating variants.