Headlines AfricaJun 20, 2025
What to know about the COVID variant that may cause 'razor blade' sore throats http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLSmRc #COVID19 #COVIDVariant #RazorBladeThroat #HealthNews #PandemicUpdate
BetterifyouneilJun 16, 2025

Los Angeles Times: COVID ‘razor blade throat’ rises as new subvariant spreads in California

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-06-16/covid-razor-blade-throat-emerges-as-new-subvariant-spreads
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#RazorBladeThroat you say?

COVID 'razor blade throat' rises as new subvariant spreads in California

COVID-19 appears to be on the rise in some parts of California as a new, highly contagious subvariant — featuring “razor blade throat” symptoms overseas — is becoming increasingly dominant.

Los Angeles Times
Punk Metal n BowieJun 10, 2025
HuffPost: People Are Reporting A Frightening COVID Symptom Right Now — Here's What To Know (nicknamed #razorBladeThroat)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/razor-sore-throat-painful-covid-symptom_l_6846f28ee4b0bf9944bd1061
People Are Reporting A Frightening COVID Symptom Right Now — Here's What To Know

Some people in China are using a dreadful term for it. Should we worry?

HuffPost
BroadwaybabytoMay 30, 2025

The latest Covid variant, nicknamed “razor blade throat”, seems to have increased transmissibility resulting in more people ending up in hospital.

Most healthcare systems still haven’t adopted clean or mandatory respirator use.

Hospital acquired COVID has a 10% fatality rate.

My guide to avoiding catching COVID in hospital:

https://www.disabledginger.com/p/how-to-stay-covid-safe-when-in-hospital

#COVIDisAirborne #covidisnotover #sarscov2 #razorbladethroat #longcovid #disability #ableism

How to Stay Covid Safe When in Hospital

A guide to navigating the risk of hospital acquired Covid - as well as how to manage overall risk of nosocomial infections and hospital derived complications.

The Disabled Ginger
Show threadskuaMay 26, 2025

@broadwaybabyto

Not clear even after a web search which variant/s are associated with #RazorBladeThroat.

My suspicion is XDV.* based descendants, of which I think NB.1.8.1 is currently more common.

Google results are poor and I'm not confident in the webpage that claims the XDV based variants are the culprit.

Somewhat concerned that this commonly reported symptom appears a. more intensely painful, b. may be resulting from more severe lessions, & c. is located nearish to lungs.