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Covid19 => Covid Variants => Topic started by: Steve on April 30, 2023, 07:19:58 pm

Title: Re: XBB.2.3 - Successor to XBB.1.16?
Post by: Data Report on April 30, 2023, 11:09:37 pm

Thank you for sharing this. I am concerned XBB.2.3 is going to quickly become a concern for summer.

Title: XBB.2.3 - Successor to XBB.1.16?
Post by: Steve on April 30, 2023, 07:19:58 pm

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.

LINK - https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/xbb-2-3-sublineage-under-experts-lens-as-caseload-increases-in-india/articleshow/99477729.cms (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/xbb-2-3-sublineage-under-experts-lens-as-caseload-increases-in-india/articleshow/99477729.cms)