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"Given the number of times this has happened already, it should come as little
surprise that we’re now faced with yet another new subvariant of SARS-CoV-2,
the virus responsible for COVID.
This new subvariant is known as XFG (nicknamed “Stratus”) and the World Health
Organization (WHO) designated it a “variant under monitoring” in late June. XFG
is a subvariant of Omicron, of which there are now more than 1,000.
A “variant under monitoring” signifies a variant or subvariant which needs
prioritised attention and monitoring due to characteristics that may pose an
additional threat compared to other circulating variants.
XFG was one of seven variants under monitoring as of June 25. The most recent
addition before XFG was NB.1.8.1 (nicknamed “Nimbus”), which the WHO declared a
variant under monitoring on May 23.
Both nimbus and stratus are types of clouds.
Nimbus is currently the dominant subvariant worldwide – but Stratus is edging
closer. So what do you need to know about Stratus, or XFG?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
