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What to know about new COVID variants BQ.1 and BQ1.1

By Abigail Adcox
Published October 18, 2022 4:19pm ET
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What to know about new COVID variants BQ.1 and BQ1.1
A new coronavirus variant BQ.1 and its sibling BQ1.1. are steadily accounting for more infections in the United States, spurring some concern that it may help fuel a resurgence in cases this winter. BQ.1 and BQ1.1., which both descend from BA.5, an omicron subvariant that accounts for over 67% of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., […]

A new coronavirus variant BQ.1 and its sibling BQ1.1. are steadily accounting for more infections in the United States, spurring some concern that it may help fuel a resurgence in cases this winter.

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