Dr. Lucky Tran Dec 31, 2022

Since XBB.1.5 was discovered in New York, we should call it the "You do you" variant

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Show threadDr. Lucky Tran Dec 31, 2022
Context: https://www.npr.org/2022/09/08/1121706249/new-york-subway-mask-policy-you-do-you
New York's subway now has a 'you do you' mask policy. It's getting a Bronx cheer

Millions of New Yorkers embraced an "all in this together" motto during the pandemic — and many are roasting the city's transit agency over updated signs explaining its newly relaxed masking policy.

NPR
Show threadDr. Lucky Tran 

Here's a good summary by Eric Topol about the rise of the XBB.1.5 variant in New York. The United States is the first country to have a XBB.x subvariant become dominant.

https://erictopol.substack.com/p/a-new-variant-alert

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A new variant alert

The XBB.1.5 variant is on a growth spurt in the United States

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Show threadLawrencesView has moved!Dec 31, 2022

@luckytran Nice Article! I think the one line summary would be: If you haven't had the bivalent vaccine, now would be a REALLY GOOD time!

Yesterday's CDC data puts XBB.1.5 at 40.5% of variants nationally (ugh).

Show threadThe Spoonless KitchenDec 31, 2022

@LawrencesView @luckytran That is a good one line summary. Everything I've read says that XBB is an Omicron BA4/5 descendant, therefore the bivalent boosters work *really* *well* against XBB. I am seeing this everywhere in reputable sources.

Is vaccine uptake a problem? Yes, absolutely. Hopefully the disinformation peddlers are now reasonably aghast at what their malfeasance has unleashed upon the earth, and they will dial it back enough, that the holdouts can be deprogrammed long enough to get even one shot.

Also hopefully more vaccines will be provided through COVAX, but I'm not quite as optimistic on that.

Show threadFreedomDec 31, 2022

@luckytran

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Show threadFreedomDec 31, 2022

@luckytran

"Now it appears that in New York State, XBB evolved further to XBB.1.5. The key mutation of XBB.1.5 is clearly F486P. XBB.1.5 is one to acquire the F486P mutation."

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