It Is With Great Regret That We Inform You That We May Be Getting Slammed by Another COVID Wave

It's news that literally nobody wants to hear, we're well on the way to another wave of COVID-19 cases, just as governments across the Western world are slowing down efforts to combat the virus with masking and social distancing mandates.

This time around, the outcome could be different because of our efforts to contain the spread and build up our immunity to the virus with vaccines.

The newest wave, first identified in the UK, has unearthed the latest subvariant of the deadly virus: a zombie-like strain called XE that is believed to be the result of two viruses interacting within the same host.

There are two viruses that have already led to previous waves of the Pandemic around the world.

Early indications are that the new version is slightly more transmissible but also vulnerable to existing antibodies.

From the WHO reports, it appears to have a bit more of an edge in terms of transmissibility, according to the head of a COVID testing lab.

There is a chance that it is already in the US, despite not being officially tested. Rob Knight, the head of a genetic-computation lab at the University of California, San Diego, told the website that it might not be detected by the standard analysis.

The experts were worried about previous subvariants. The virus will be hitting a wall of immunity built up from previous infections, and of course, vaccinations and boosters.

Efforts to get more shots in arms should be rejuvenated by the news.

The news adds a bit of fire for people to get boosted overall, according to a UC San Francisco infectious diseases expert.

Despite having fought the virus for over two years, it is still not time to let our guards down. It's still the best way to protect ourselves from falling ill.

The Daily Beast reported that there are two variant of the same disease.

China has invented a robot dog that can scream at people to stay at home.

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