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The Covid-19 variant, which may be driving the rise in recent cases in several parts of the world, has earned a new nickname.
That's because of variant – NB.1.8.1. Or “Nimbus” – can cause painful sore throats. According to media outlets in these countries, the symptoms have been identified by doctors in the UK, India and other countries.
Other Covid-19 symptoms of any variant include fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath, or loss of taste or smell.
Experts say there is no major cause of concern in the Nimbus variant, but there are other things you need to know here.
The variant that causes the “razor blade throat” is spreading
The increase in incidents late last month is primarily in the eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific region, the World Health Organization said on May 28th. The new variant reached almost 11% of the sequenced samples reported worldwide in mid-May.
US airport screenings have detected new variants of travelers arriving at destinations in California, Washington, Virginia and New York from these regions.
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You can't get sick from this variant more than other variants
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Anyway, there's nothing so far.
The WHO said some Western Pacific countries have reported an increase in community cases and hospitalizations, but so far there is nothing to suggest that the disease associated with the new variant is more severe compared to other variants.
Covid-19 vaccines are effective against nimbus mutants
yes.
The WHO designates Nimbus as a “monitoring variant” and considers it to be at a low risk of public health at a global level. The current vaccines are expected to remain effective.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced last month that Covid-19 shots are no longer recommended for healthy children or pregnant women.
— Associated Press health writer Carla Johnson contributed to this story.
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