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Health Canada approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine targeting the XBB.1.5 subvariant
Health Canada announced Tuesday that it is authorizing the use of an updated Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for all Canadians over the age of six months, at a time when federal…
What do we know about the XBB.1.5 subvariant of the COVID-19 virus?
The Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant, which is spreading rapidly in the United States but still remains marginal in Quebec, is to date the most transmissible subvariant of the virus responsible for…
The new XBB.1.5 subvariant arrives in Quebec
(Montreal) The new subvariant XBB.1.5, “the most transmissible that has been detected so far”, now represents 2.4% of new cases in Quebec. It was reportedly first detected in late November…
COVID-19 subvariant XBB.1.5 is coming to Quebec
The XBB.1.5 subvariant, which spread like wildfire in the United States, is beginning to spread in Quebec. It represented 2.4% of cases between December 25 and 31, according to the…
new Omicron sub-variant, XBB.1.5, detected in South Africa
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new Omicron sub-variant, XBB.1.5, detected in South Africa
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Atlantic Provinces | First cases of Omicron XBB.1.5 sub-variant
(Halifax) Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador are both now reporting cases of the Omicron “XBB.1.5” subvariant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, reflecting a spread already seen in the…
The XBB.1.5 sub-variant remains marginal in Quebec
(Montreal) For about a week, US health authorities have claimed that Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant has taken over as the dominant strain in the transmission of COVID-19 in the United States.…
The XBB.1.5 subvariant of the COVID-19 virus remains marginal in Quebec
For about a week, US health authorities have claimed that Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant has taken over as the dominant strain in the transmission of COVID-19 in the United States. However,…
The BQ.1.1 subvariant responsible for nearly a third of COVID-19 cases in Quebec
The BQ.1.1 subvariant is slowly but surely establishing its dominance in Quebec, where it and its elder BQ.1 now account for nearly a third of COVID-19 cases. But good news:…
Rapid rise of the BQ.1.1 subvariant of COVID-19 in Quebec
The rise of the BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 subvariants is accelerating in Quebec. The presence of these two descendants of Omicron, capable of partially cheating the immune system, has more than…
Subvariant BA.5 | Repeated mutations and greater resistance
The BA.5 variant quickly established itself as the most widespread Omicron sub-variant in Quebec. Studies are beginning to explain why. Posted at 5:00 a.m. Mathieu Perreault The Press Pierre-Andre Normandin…
COVID-19: a “centaur” subvariant detected in several countries including Canada
A first case of contamination with the BA.2.75 subvariant of Omicron, nicknamed “centaur”, has been detected in the Netherlands in a sample dated June 26, announced on Wednesday the Netherlands…
what we know about the BA.5 sub-variant, which is more contagious and which will become the majority in France
Two letters and a number that worry. The BA.5 sub-variant, resulting from mutations of the Omicron variant, is singled out by the health authorities in the resumption of the Covid-19…
what we know about the BA.5 sub-variant, which is more contagious and which will become the majority in France
Two letters and a number that worry. The BA.5 sub-variant, resulting from mutations of the Omicron variant, is singled out by the health authorities in the resumption of the Covid-19…
[COVID-19] Omicron’s BA.2 subvariant dominates infections in Quebec
The BA.2 strain of the coronavirus dominates COVID-19 infections in Quebec. This mutation remains more likely to interfere with the results of rapid diagnostic tests than other variants of the…
Omicron BA.2 sub-variant | Two experts believe that a sixth wave has already begun in Quebec
Two Montreal public health experts say Quebec has already entered a sixth wave of COVID-19, caused by Omicron’s BA.2 subvariant. Posted at 5:09 p.m. While the interim director of public…
COVID-19: reagent issues in labs that follow an Omicron subvariant
Quebec authorities do not know how many of the current cases of COVID-19 are associated with the contagious subvariant BA.2, cousin of Omicron. The National Institute of Public Health of…
Omicron BA.2 subvariant raises fears of a new wave in Europe
As most of the health measures are lifted, several European countries are again facing a daily increase in COVID-19 cases, which raises fears of the arrival of a new wave…
The BA.2 sub-variant is no more dangerous than the BA.1
Omicron’s BA.2 subvariant — which is spreading rapidly, especially in Denmark — does not “cause a more severe form” of COVID-19 than the BA.1 variant that is circulating widely around…