A new highly transmissible variant of COVID-19 has been detected in Australia, raising questions about whether it will lead to a wave of COVID-19 cases over summer. The XEC strain has been reported in 29 countries including the United States, United Kingdom and China, according to global health data platform GISAID. Here’s what we know Read more
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Australia detects the first case of the highly transmissible COVID-19 strain dubbed XEC
Thursday, October 10th, 2024COVID enters its 5th year – won’t go away – NZ needs a realistic strategy
Thursday, February 29th, 2024
February 28 marks four years since COVID-19 was first reported in Aotearoa New Zealand. Many of us are probably surprised this virus is still causing a pandemic. The World Health Organization refers to COVID-19 as a continuing pandemic. As Scientific American put it recently, it “has been the elephant in every room — sometimes confronted Read more