 strain in terms of how transmissible it is. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates, Eirs was responsible for 20.6 percent of cases of coronavirus in the US in the third week of August, which was more than any other strain. Thankfully it doesn't look like the severity of the disease is any worse compared to other variants. Scott Roberts, MD, a Yale Medicine infectious diseases specialist, said: 'I am not aware of data that suggests EG.5 leads to worse cases of COVID-19 compared to prior variants." For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US. The good doctor also explained everything that you need to know about this strain Although not much different compared to recent strains, the devil is in the details. First identified in February this year, it has one new mutation in its spike protein which may allow it to avoid immunity after infection or vaccination. 'Similar to all variants that have arisen, there is some extra degree of immune evasiveness because of a slight difference in genotype,' says Dr Roberts. The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified Eris as a 'variant of interest,' which warns countries to monitor it more closely than other strains. The new variant is likely behind an uptick in hospitalisations due to Covid. In the first week of August, the CDC noted a 14.3 per cent rise in COVID-related hospitalisations.){kind=link}
The variant, officially labelled EG.5, first emerged late last year and has now spread to be the dominant form of Covid in the US, most likely leading to the Summer uptick in hospitalisations
A doctor has described key symptoms of the new Covid mutation that is worrying scientists – Eris.
Formally called EG.5, its nickname scarily comes from the Greek goddess of strife and discord. But it’s not the name that’s got the experts concerned but the speed in which it’s spreading.
It’s already the dominant coronavirus in the US and has surpassed the XBB.1.16 (Arcturus) strain in terms of how transmissible it is. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates, Eirs was responsible for 20.6 percent of cases of coronavirus in the US in the third week of August, which was more than any other strain.
Thankfully it doesn’t look like the severity of the disease is any worse compared to other variants.