A new COVID-19 variant has emerged, serving as a reminder that the coronavirus continues to mutate and spread around the world, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations.

The variant is called EG.5 and is a descendant of Omicron.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that EG.5 accounted for roughly 17.3 per cent — or one in six — of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. in the past two weeks.

  • Polar@lemmy.ca
    292·
    1 year ago

    Thanks for being the only voice of reason. Everyone else is just like “ya but we don’t die so who gives a fuck” attitude.

    I’m glad some people are still looking at COVID as a whole.

    • BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca
      8·
      1 year ago

      I mean you need only look at the people in your daily life to realize there aren’t many people who care anymore. Simple things like wearing a mask are off the table for the vast majority.

    • Ben Hur Horse Race@lemm.ee
      5·
      1 year ago

      I think a lot of us are, I just feel folks who are thinking big-picture aren’t the type to make a lot of noise on the internet about it, ya know?