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XBB.2.3 - Successor to XBB.1.16?
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SUMMARY - XBB.2.3 is a possible successor to XBB.1.16. In the United States, XBB.1.5 is still the dominant strain as of the writing of this summary. However, XBB.1.16 is gaining ground in the United States as the influence of XBB.1.5 wanes. XBB.1.16 is already dominant in India and elsewhere in the world.

What makes XBB.2.3 and it's sublineages (such as XBB.2.3.4 & XBB.2.3.5) contenders to replace XBB.1.16 and other Covid-19 variants is that they continue to make additions to their spike protein which helps it evade the immune system. For now, it is not known if these additions also make the virus more lethal.

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Covid XBB Variant: XBB.2.3 sublineage under experts' lens as caseload increases in India | Pune News - Times of India
Another XBB sublineage of SARS-CoV-2, called XBB.2.3, is growing in India and gathering additional mutations, but hospitalisations and deaths have rem
en · timesofindia.indiatimes.com
   
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Thank you for sharing this. I am concerned XBB.2.3 is going to quickly become a concern for summer.
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