With the LP.8.1.* variant on the way to dominance in most places, it is time to ponder which variant might drive the next wave.
The leading contenders at this point are LF.7.7.2, LF.7.9, NB.1.8.1, XEC.25.1 and XFH.
I show them here using a log scale, so you can compare their growth rates vs the most common LP.8.1.* sub-lineage: LP.8.1.1.
Mike,
I understand that FDA did bypass the APIC and VRBPAC process, worked with the WHO and designated flu strains for the fall vaccines.
Domyou know if they did the same for COVID? I have seen nothing on that.
I also have seen nothing about whether FDA will allow mRNA vaccines, or whether the political stupidity will prevent those.
Do you know?
Mike Honey
Sam