Health Experts Warn of a New Covid Variant That is Deadlier than Others”

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The new coronavirus variant named KP.3.1.1 has rapidly risen to dominance in the U.S., nearly doubling in prevalence in just two weeks, as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Experts are warning that this new variant, accounting for more than 1 in 4 U.S. COVID-19 cases, poses a significant challenge to our immune systems compared to previous variants.

This variant, along with its predecessor KP.3, now accounts for almost half of all COVID-19 cases in the U.S.

Even if the virus has not yet been detected in Antigua and Barbuda, residents should be on high alert and practice proper hygiene, as an influx of visitors from the US are coming to our shores on a daily basis

The early analysis suggests that KP.3.1.1 is significantly more infectious and may be better at evading our immune systems and existing vaccines.

This emergence has experts concerned, with one professor describing it as “more of a challenge to our immune response” than prior variants.

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Comments (16)

  • Jack August 7, 2024, 6:31 PM

    Out health is important please stay on point people
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  • Star August 7, 2024, 6:31 PM

    Every year is something different smh
    Reply
  • Quintella August 7, 2024, 6:32 PM

    Remember we can save lives by doing what supposed to be done
    Reply
  • Brittany August 7, 2024, 6:33 PM

    Every life matters 🙏
    Reply
  • Amberose August 7, 2024, 7:23 PM

    Oh my need to stop making all these man made virus after what Covid did to us there’s another one stop playing with people lives
    Reply
  • Norissa panthier August 7, 2024, 7:29 PM

    When are you guys gonna stop playing with people’s lives ?keep you all virus to you all selves and let them live their lives,you didn’t give life but you wanna take lives,get reed of you all selves keep you all viruses in your closet and let us be smh if it’s not one is another father god take control of these parasites that just want to destroy lives
    Reply
    • Yvonne August 7, 2024, 7:59 PM

      Facts. That’s all they doing try to play Gid with people lives, but they will be judge by God not by man for harming people innocently. That’s same virus man make up to kill us it will hurt them back twice as much when it get to them for playing with us. God not sleeping, he sees all.
      Reply
  • concern August 7, 2024, 7:39 PM

    The rapid of the KP 3.1.1. Variant is definitely alarming. With the variant almost doubling in prevalance in just two weeks, it’s crucial for everyone to remain vigilant and adhere to all recommended health guidelines.
    Reply
  • Tamara August 7, 2024, 7:46 PM

    Seeing a new virus is certainly unsettling hope health officials are putting things in place to stop this virus from spreading we can’t handle another pandemic
    Reply
  • johnny August 7, 2024, 7:52 PM

    please no more vaccines at all, the world can’t handle this at all
    Reply
  • sandra August 7, 2024, 8:14 PM

    What is that ? we tired of being human try outs enough!!!! its like the bring all these virus to just test us out my goodness
    Reply
  • andrea August 7, 2024, 8:23 PM

    because apparently virus are there like they need to get 15 minutes of fame….. as one gone a next one there? that’s crazy
    Reply
    • Krande August 7, 2024, 8:32 PM

      Gaston had people getting vaccinated against their will. So we don’t hv protection?
      Reply
  • Synthia August 7, 2024, 9:02 PM

    Creating new virus to kill humans 🤦‍♂️this world we’re living in
    Reply
  • Faithful national August 7, 2024, 11:44 PM

    Talk about timing! Now that Carnival has officially ended, this public health information is issued!! Yet we are to take this information seriously. Our health officials are a damn joke or maybe just a part of the conspiracy! I guess they will now want to herd the population into mass vaccinations….or else!!!
    Reply
  • Confused August 8, 2024, 6:05 PM

    So it’s more deadly than its predecessors however no mention of deaths. Fearmongering at it’s best. Scientists say which scientists what’s their accreditation. News articles sounds more like gossip.
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