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COVID variant BA.2.86 triples in new CDC estimates, now 8.8% of cases
CBSNEWS ^
| 11/26/2023
| ALEXANDER TIN
Posted on 11/27/2023 11:23:51 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
Nearly 1 in 10 new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are from the BA.2.86 variant, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated Monday, nearly triple what the agency estimated the highly mutated variant's prevalence was two weeks ago.
Among the handful of regions with enough specimens reported from testing laboratories, BA.2.86's prevalence is largest in the Northeast: 13.1% of cases in the New York and New Jersey region are blamed on the strain.
Monday's figures mark the first time BA.2.86's prevalence has surged enough to be listed as a standalone variant on the CDC's estimates. Scientists first warned of the highly mutated strain's discovery over the summer.
"In previous Nowcast updates, BA.2.86 was too uncommon to be shown separately and was grouped with other BA.2 strains," the CDC said Monday.
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KEYWORDS: cdc; chinavirusvariant; covid; covidvariant; triples; variant
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YAWN
To: ChicagoConservative27
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posted on
11/27/2023 11:25:44 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: ChicagoConservative27
Nope. Sorry CBS, not gonna work.
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posted on
11/27/2023 11:25:56 AM PST
by
unixfox
(Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
To: ChicagoConservative27
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posted on
11/27/2023 11:30:03 AM PST
by
MeganC
(There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
To: ChicagoConservative27
Great news. We’ll all be immune for Christmas 🎄. I was lucky and got it before Thanksgiving.
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posted on
11/27/2023 11:35:48 AM PST
by
HotKat
(Politicians are like diapers; they need to be changed often and for the same reason. Mark Twain)
To: ChicagoConservative27
CBS, everyone has moved on but you.
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posted on
11/27/2023 11:40:01 AM PST
by
Vahan1987
To: ChicagoConservative27
Is this the one that gives you green eyes and scales, or was that the last one?
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posted on
11/27/2023 11:41:57 AM PST
by
VanShuyten
("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals)
To: ChicagoConservative27
Yes, “YAWN” until they figure out how to use this to re-install O’Biden. And you KNOW they are working on that.
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posted on
11/27/2023 11:43:25 AM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
To: ChicagoConservative27
New variant coming soon, called Dem.2024. Only treatment is millions of pre-filled mail-in ballots with Joe Biden’s name at the top.
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posted on
11/27/2023 11:43:38 AM PST
by
Deo volente
("When we see the image of a baby in the womb, we glimpse the majesty of God's creation." Pres. Trump)
To: ChicagoConservative27
Election Month, 2024, here we come!!
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posted on
11/27/2023 11:51:50 AM PST
by
JonPreston
( ✌ ☮️ )
To: ChicagoConservative27
They don't have a clue unless the patient is hospitalized!
We've had 8 family members test positive for Covid in the last 6 weeks and all self-tested and self medicated and recovered just fine.
Ivermectin etc. proved most effective for reducing the symptoms to 2-3 days, although negative tests took ~8 days.
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posted on
11/27/2023 11:57:18 AM PST
by
G Larry
(It is RACIST to impose SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL Immigrants by importing Cheap ILLEGAL Labor!)
To: ChicagoConservative27
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11/27/2023 11:58:37 AM PST
by
diverteach
(Pureblood proud and unashamed !)
To: ChicagoConservative27
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posted on
11/27/2023 12:01:58 PM PST
by
rktman
(Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
To: ChicagoConservative27; All
Yeah, the Covid threads were a waste three years ago. Why some perpetuate this crap is beyond me.
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posted on
11/27/2023 12:04:35 PM PST
by
Cobra64
(Common sense isn’t common anymore)
To: ChicagoConservative27
Veterinarians combating Coronaviradae thirty years ago discovered this thing mutated as regularly as a rotation of the Earth. Producing a vaccine against it is like trying to nail jello to the wall.
To: ChicagoConservative27
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posted on
11/27/2023 1:07:29 PM PST
by
mykroar
(what is extraordinarily important is this—who will count the votes, and how. - J0eStalin)
To: dfwgator
I have had the Fauxi Flu 3 times and it is NOT a cold.
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posted on
11/27/2023 1:29:20 PM PST
by
Shady
(The Force of Liberty must prevail for the sake of our Children and Grandchildren...)
To: ChicagoConservative27
BA.2.86?
They sure have lost their flair for scary names. I was certain when the Omega variant struck we were all going to die.
To: ChicagoConservative27
So the shot they developed won’t work?
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posted on
11/27/2023 1:46:18 PM PST
by
1Old Pro
To: ChicagoConservative27
They haven’t the faintest idea about the true numbers, but these “estimates” advance their 2024 Election fear porn.
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posted on
11/27/2023 2:14:43 PM PST
by
RetiredTexasVet
(Biden not only suffers fools and criminals, he appoints them to positions of responsibility. )
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