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submitted 1 year ago by girlfreddy@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

The variant is called EG.5 and is a descendant of Omicron.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that EG.5 accounted for roughly 17.3 per cent β€” or one in six β€” of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. in the past two weeks.

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[-] mranachi@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

The best informed benefit/risk of subsequnt boostes is cohort based.

https://www.health.gov.au/news/atagi-2023-booster-advice

If you are unsure what's the best choice for you, you should chat with your doctor.

[-] TemporaryBoyfriend@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Your link is broken or the site is down.

[-] mranachi@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Sorry about that, works fine for me. Thanks for trying to look i guess.

Its Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) advice on COVID boosters. Your can probably find with duckduckgo.

I've got a lot of trust for them, as they were always very clear with their recommendations and reasons during the pandemic.

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