Augie Ray on Nostr: Might we have an unusual late winter #COVID19 surge? - New research found that LP.8.1 ...
Might we have an unusual late winter #COVID19 surge?
- New research found that LP.8.1 has as much immune evasion as XEC but has increased ACE2 binding “supporting its rapid growth.” https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.27.630350v1
- In the US, LP.8 has doubled every 2 weeks, growing from 2% on 11/23 to 8% on 12/21. If that continues, it'll become predominant in early February. https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions
- This winter's surge was smaller, which could stimulate a larger or odd surges in 2025.
Time will tell. Stay tuned.
- New research found that LP.8.1 has as much immune evasion as XEC but has increased ACE2 binding “supporting its rapid growth.” https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.27.630350v1
- In the US, LP.8 has doubled every 2 weeks, growing from 2% on 11/23 to 8% on 12/21. If that continues, it'll become predominant in early February. https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions
- This winter's surge was smaller, which could stimulate a larger or odd surges in 2025.
Time will tell. Stay tuned.