¿Por qué no han habido nuevas variantes desde Omicron?
COVID Variants Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Actualmente tenemos muchas “subvariantes” que son descendientes directos de Omicron, pero no califican para las nuevas letras griegas de la OMS porque no son lo suficientemente diferentes de las variantes anteriores de preocupación. Como cualquier árbol genealógico, todas las variantes del SARS-CoV-2 se remontan a un ancestro común: la cepa original de Wuhan. A partir …
April 24, 2023
What’s up with this new ‘Arcturus’ subvariant of SARS-CoV-2?
COVID Variants
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
Arcturus (XBB.1.16) is a subvariant of the omicron variant that the World Health Organization recently classified as a “variant of interest”. TL; DR: The Arcturus subvariant has been growing in dominance since it was first identified in January 2023. It was classified as a “variant of interest” as it seems to have a growth advantage, …
April 11, 2023
Why haven’t there been any new variants since Omicron?
COVID Variants
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
We currently have lots of “sub-variants” that are direct offspring of Omicron, but they don’t qualify for new Greek letters from the WHO because they aren’t different enough from previous variants of concern. TL;DR: SARS-CoV-2 is still evolving, but it’s not making as large of genetic leaps as it once did. This has left us …
January 27, 2023
Which animals are getting COVID-19? What are the implications for humans?
COVID Variants Infection and Spread
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
A. TL; DR. Many (but not all) non-human species are also getting COVID-19, although most go undiagnosed. The implication for humans is that these animals may serve as a reservoir for variants of the virus. Over the course of the pandemic, the Nerdy Girls have occasionally provided updates on various non-human species that have been …
January 18, 2023
Dear Pandemic Live Q&A 01-18-23
COVID Variants Infectious Diseases Masks Socializing Staying Safe Testing and Contact Tracing Videos
Chana Davis, PhD
Those Nerdy Girls deliver a New Year’s message from our CEO Dr. Ashley Ritter and also share advice on staying healthy during the tripledemic, including testing, masking, and more. Hosted by Those Nerdy Girls with: – Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD:TNG CEO & Founding Member – Chana Davis, PhD: TNG Contributing Writer & Founder at Fueled …
January 18, 2023
¿Qué tanto debería preocuparme por la nueva variante XBB.1.5?
COVID Variants Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
XBB.1.5 tiene una ventaja de transmisión, pero esto no lo convierte en una “súper variante” capaz de cambiar el juego. Mantenga la calma, anímese (y aumente las precauciones) y continúe. En esta etapa de la pandemia, se espera que nuevas variantes aparezcan. Las variantes surgen de errores aleatorios cuando los virus hacen copias de sí …
January 3, 2023
How concerned should I be about the new XBB.1.5 variant?
COVID Variants
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
XBB.1.5 has a transmission advantage, but this doesn’t make it a game-changing “super variant.” Keep calm, get boosted (and ramp-up precautions), and carry-on. At this stage of the pandemic, new variants are *guaranteed* to come and go. Variants arise from random errors as viruses make copies of itself. Most of these errors will be neutral …
November 19, 2022
Does Evusheld protect against the new COVID-19 subvariants?
COVID Variants
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: The new Omicron subvariants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus are likely to be resistant to the monoclonal antibodies in Evusheld. It is especially important that people get the bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine to protect against infection. Evusheld is a combination of two monoclonal antibodies called tixagevimab and cilgavimab. It is used to PREVENT (not treat!) …
September 2, 2022
Tired of hearing about variants? Unfortunately they are here to stay.
COVID Variants Videos
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
“The SARS-CoV-2 virus is going to keep evolving, and that means that different versions of the virus will keep emerging, become dominant, and then get outpaced by a different variant. Part of this has to do with what’s called “immune escape,” or “immune evasion.” That’s not unique to this coronavirus, of course. Other viruses that …
August 16, 2022
Algunas personas dicen que las vacunas tienen la culpa del desarrollo de variantes. ¿Es esto cierto?
COVID Variants Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
✅No. Las vacunas no producen nuevas variantes. Mientras el virus continúe propagándose, se esperan nuevas variantes. Analicemos la genética para averiguar por qué. ❓ ¿Qué son las mutaciones y por qué ocurren? Una mutación genética es un cambio en el genoma de un organismo. Cada organismo tiene un genoma que contiene instrucciones para producir proteínas …
Actualmente tenemos muchas “subvariantes” que son descendientes directos de Omicron, pero no califican para las nuevas letras griegas de la OMS porque no son lo suficientemente diferentes de las variantes anteriores de preocupación. Como cualquier árbol genealógico, todas las variantes del SARS-CoV-2 se remontan a un ancestro común: la cepa original de Wuhan. A partir …
What’s up with this new ‘Arcturus’ subvariant of SARS-CoV-2?
COVID Variants
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
Arcturus (XBB.1.16) is a subvariant of the omicron variant that the World Health Organization recently classified as a “variant of interest”. TL; DR: The Arcturus subvariant has been growing in dominance since it was first identified in January 2023. It was classified as a “variant of interest” as it seems to have a growth advantage, …
April 11, 2023
Why haven’t there been any new variants since Omicron?
COVID Variants
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
We currently have lots of “sub-variants” that are direct offspring of Omicron, but they don’t qualify for new Greek letters from the WHO because they aren’t different enough from previous variants of concern. TL;DR: SARS-CoV-2 is still evolving, but it’s not making as large of genetic leaps as it once did. This has left us …
January 27, 2023
Which animals are getting COVID-19? What are the implications for humans?
COVID Variants Infection and Spread
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
A. TL; DR. Many (but not all) non-human species are also getting COVID-19, although most go undiagnosed. The implication for humans is that these animals may serve as a reservoir for variants of the virus. Over the course of the pandemic, the Nerdy Girls have occasionally provided updates on various non-human species that have been …
January 18, 2023
Dear Pandemic Live Q&A 01-18-23
COVID Variants Infectious Diseases Masks Socializing Staying Safe Testing and Contact Tracing Videos
Chana Davis, PhD
Those Nerdy Girls deliver a New Year’s message from our CEO Dr. Ashley Ritter and also share advice on staying healthy during the tripledemic, including testing, masking, and more. Hosted by Those Nerdy Girls with: – Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD:TNG CEO & Founding Member – Chana Davis, PhD: TNG Contributing Writer & Founder at Fueled …
January 18, 2023
¿Qué tanto debería preocuparme por la nueva variante XBB.1.5?
COVID Variants Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
XBB.1.5 tiene una ventaja de transmisión, pero esto no lo convierte en una “súper variante” capaz de cambiar el juego. Mantenga la calma, anímese (y aumente las precauciones) y continúe. En esta etapa de la pandemia, se espera que nuevas variantes aparezcan. Las variantes surgen de errores aleatorios cuando los virus hacen copias de sí …
January 3, 2023
How concerned should I be about the new XBB.1.5 variant?
COVID Variants
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
XBB.1.5 has a transmission advantage, but this doesn’t make it a game-changing “super variant.” Keep calm, get boosted (and ramp-up precautions), and carry-on. At this stage of the pandemic, new variants are *guaranteed* to come and go. Variants arise from random errors as viruses make copies of itself. Most of these errors will be neutral …
November 19, 2022
Does Evusheld protect against the new COVID-19 subvariants?
COVID Variants
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: The new Omicron subvariants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus are likely to be resistant to the monoclonal antibodies in Evusheld. It is especially important that people get the bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine to protect against infection. Evusheld is a combination of two monoclonal antibodies called tixagevimab and cilgavimab. It is used to PREVENT (not treat!) …
September 2, 2022
Tired of hearing about variants? Unfortunately they are here to stay.
COVID Variants Videos
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
“The SARS-CoV-2 virus is going to keep evolving, and that means that different versions of the virus will keep emerging, become dominant, and then get outpaced by a different variant. Part of this has to do with what’s called “immune escape,” or “immune evasion.” That’s not unique to this coronavirus, of course. Other viruses that …
August 16, 2022
Algunas personas dicen que las vacunas tienen la culpa del desarrollo de variantes. ¿Es esto cierto?
COVID Variants Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
✅No. Las vacunas no producen nuevas variantes. Mientras el virus continúe propagándose, se esperan nuevas variantes. Analicemos la genética para averiguar por qué. ❓ ¿Qué son las mutaciones y por qué ocurren? Una mutación genética es un cambio en el genoma de un organismo. Cada organismo tiene un genoma que contiene instrucciones para producir proteínas …
Arcturus (XBB.1.16) is a subvariant of the omicron variant that the World Health Organization recently classified as a “variant of interest”. TL; DR: The Arcturus subvariant has been growing in dominance since it was first identified in January 2023. It was classified as a “variant of interest” as it seems to have a growth advantage, …
Why haven’t there been any new variants since Omicron?
COVID Variants
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
We currently have lots of “sub-variants” that are direct offspring of Omicron, but they don’t qualify for new Greek letters from the WHO because they aren’t different enough from previous variants of concern. TL;DR: SARS-CoV-2 is still evolving, but it’s not making as large of genetic leaps as it once did. This has left us …
January 27, 2023
Which animals are getting COVID-19? What are the implications for humans?
COVID Variants Infection and Spread
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
A. TL; DR. Many (but not all) non-human species are also getting COVID-19, although most go undiagnosed. The implication for humans is that these animals may serve as a reservoir for variants of the virus. Over the course of the pandemic, the Nerdy Girls have occasionally provided updates on various non-human species that have been …
January 18, 2023
Dear Pandemic Live Q&A 01-18-23
COVID Variants Infectious Diseases Masks Socializing Staying Safe Testing and Contact Tracing Videos
Chana Davis, PhD
Those Nerdy Girls deliver a New Year’s message from our CEO Dr. Ashley Ritter and also share advice on staying healthy during the tripledemic, including testing, masking, and more. Hosted by Those Nerdy Girls with: – Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD:TNG CEO & Founding Member – Chana Davis, PhD: TNG Contributing Writer & Founder at Fueled …
January 18, 2023
¿Qué tanto debería preocuparme por la nueva variante XBB.1.5?
COVID Variants Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
XBB.1.5 tiene una ventaja de transmisión, pero esto no lo convierte en una “súper variante” capaz de cambiar el juego. Mantenga la calma, anímese (y aumente las precauciones) y continúe. En esta etapa de la pandemia, se espera que nuevas variantes aparezcan. Las variantes surgen de errores aleatorios cuando los virus hacen copias de sí …
January 3, 2023
How concerned should I be about the new XBB.1.5 variant?
COVID Variants
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
XBB.1.5 has a transmission advantage, but this doesn’t make it a game-changing “super variant.” Keep calm, get boosted (and ramp-up precautions), and carry-on. At this stage of the pandemic, new variants are *guaranteed* to come and go. Variants arise from random errors as viruses make copies of itself. Most of these errors will be neutral …
November 19, 2022
Does Evusheld protect against the new COVID-19 subvariants?
COVID Variants
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: The new Omicron subvariants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus are likely to be resistant to the monoclonal antibodies in Evusheld. It is especially important that people get the bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine to protect against infection. Evusheld is a combination of two monoclonal antibodies called tixagevimab and cilgavimab. It is used to PREVENT (not treat!) …
September 2, 2022
Tired of hearing about variants? Unfortunately they are here to stay.
COVID Variants Videos
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
“The SARS-CoV-2 virus is going to keep evolving, and that means that different versions of the virus will keep emerging, become dominant, and then get outpaced by a different variant. Part of this has to do with what’s called “immune escape,” or “immune evasion.” That’s not unique to this coronavirus, of course. Other viruses that …
August 16, 2022
Algunas personas dicen que las vacunas tienen la culpa del desarrollo de variantes. ¿Es esto cierto?
COVID Variants Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
✅No. Las vacunas no producen nuevas variantes. Mientras el virus continúe propagándose, se esperan nuevas variantes. Analicemos la genética para averiguar por qué. ❓ ¿Qué son las mutaciones y por qué ocurren? Una mutación genética es un cambio en el genoma de un organismo. Cada organismo tiene un genoma que contiene instrucciones para producir proteínas …
We currently have lots of “sub-variants” that are direct offspring of Omicron, but they don’t qualify for new Greek letters from the WHO because they aren’t different enough from previous variants of concern. TL;DR: SARS-CoV-2 is still evolving, but it’s not making as large of genetic leaps as it once did. This has left us …
Which animals are getting COVID-19? What are the implications for humans?
COVID Variants Infection and Spread
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
A. TL; DR. Many (but not all) non-human species are also getting COVID-19, although most go undiagnosed. The implication for humans is that these animals may serve as a reservoir for variants of the virus. Over the course of the pandemic, the Nerdy Girls have occasionally provided updates on various non-human species that have been …
January 18, 2023
Dear Pandemic Live Q&A 01-18-23
COVID Variants Infectious Diseases Masks Socializing Staying Safe Testing and Contact Tracing Videos
Chana Davis, PhD
Those Nerdy Girls deliver a New Year’s message from our CEO Dr. Ashley Ritter and also share advice on staying healthy during the tripledemic, including testing, masking, and more. Hosted by Those Nerdy Girls with: – Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD:TNG CEO & Founding Member – Chana Davis, PhD: TNG Contributing Writer & Founder at Fueled …
January 18, 2023
¿Qué tanto debería preocuparme por la nueva variante XBB.1.5?
COVID Variants Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
XBB.1.5 tiene una ventaja de transmisión, pero esto no lo convierte en una “súper variante” capaz de cambiar el juego. Mantenga la calma, anímese (y aumente las precauciones) y continúe. En esta etapa de la pandemia, se espera que nuevas variantes aparezcan. Las variantes surgen de errores aleatorios cuando los virus hacen copias de sí …
January 3, 2023
How concerned should I be about the new XBB.1.5 variant?
COVID Variants
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
XBB.1.5 has a transmission advantage, but this doesn’t make it a game-changing “super variant.” Keep calm, get boosted (and ramp-up precautions), and carry-on. At this stage of the pandemic, new variants are *guaranteed* to come and go. Variants arise from random errors as viruses make copies of itself. Most of these errors will be neutral …
November 19, 2022
Does Evusheld protect against the new COVID-19 subvariants?
COVID Variants
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: The new Omicron subvariants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus are likely to be resistant to the monoclonal antibodies in Evusheld. It is especially important that people get the bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine to protect against infection. Evusheld is a combination of two monoclonal antibodies called tixagevimab and cilgavimab. It is used to PREVENT (not treat!) …
September 2, 2022
Tired of hearing about variants? Unfortunately they are here to stay.
COVID Variants Videos
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
“The SARS-CoV-2 virus is going to keep evolving, and that means that different versions of the virus will keep emerging, become dominant, and then get outpaced by a different variant. Part of this has to do with what’s called “immune escape,” or “immune evasion.” That’s not unique to this coronavirus, of course. Other viruses that …
August 16, 2022
Algunas personas dicen que las vacunas tienen la culpa del desarrollo de variantes. ¿Es esto cierto?
COVID Variants Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
✅No. Las vacunas no producen nuevas variantes. Mientras el virus continúe propagándose, se esperan nuevas variantes. Analicemos la genética para averiguar por qué. ❓ ¿Qué son las mutaciones y por qué ocurren? Una mutación genética es un cambio en el genoma de un organismo. Cada organismo tiene un genoma que contiene instrucciones para producir proteínas …
A. TL; DR. Many (but not all) non-human species are also getting COVID-19, although most go undiagnosed. The implication for humans is that these animals may serve as a reservoir for variants of the virus. Over the course of the pandemic, the Nerdy Girls have occasionally provided updates on various non-human species that have been …
Dear Pandemic Live Q&A 01-18-23
COVID Variants Infectious Diseases Masks Socializing Staying Safe Testing and Contact Tracing Videos
Chana Davis, PhD
Those Nerdy Girls deliver a New Year’s message from our CEO Dr. Ashley Ritter and also share advice on staying healthy during the tripledemic, including testing, masking, and more. Hosted by Those Nerdy Girls with: – Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD:TNG CEO & Founding Member – Chana Davis, PhD: TNG Contributing Writer & Founder at Fueled …
January 18, 2023
¿Qué tanto debería preocuparme por la nueva variante XBB.1.5?
COVID Variants Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
XBB.1.5 tiene una ventaja de transmisión, pero esto no lo convierte en una “súper variante” capaz de cambiar el juego. Mantenga la calma, anímese (y aumente las precauciones) y continúe. En esta etapa de la pandemia, se espera que nuevas variantes aparezcan. Las variantes surgen de errores aleatorios cuando los virus hacen copias de sí …
January 3, 2023
How concerned should I be about the new XBB.1.5 variant?
COVID Variants
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
XBB.1.5 has a transmission advantage, but this doesn’t make it a game-changing “super variant.” Keep calm, get boosted (and ramp-up precautions), and carry-on. At this stage of the pandemic, new variants are *guaranteed* to come and go. Variants arise from random errors as viruses make copies of itself. Most of these errors will be neutral …
November 19, 2022
Does Evusheld protect against the new COVID-19 subvariants?
COVID Variants
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: The new Omicron subvariants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus are likely to be resistant to the monoclonal antibodies in Evusheld. It is especially important that people get the bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine to protect against infection. Evusheld is a combination of two monoclonal antibodies called tixagevimab and cilgavimab. It is used to PREVENT (not treat!) …
September 2, 2022
Tired of hearing about variants? Unfortunately they are here to stay.
COVID Variants Videos
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
“The SARS-CoV-2 virus is going to keep evolving, and that means that different versions of the virus will keep emerging, become dominant, and then get outpaced by a different variant. Part of this has to do with what’s called “immune escape,” or “immune evasion.” That’s not unique to this coronavirus, of course. Other viruses that …
August 16, 2022
Algunas personas dicen que las vacunas tienen la culpa del desarrollo de variantes. ¿Es esto cierto?
COVID Variants Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
✅No. Las vacunas no producen nuevas variantes. Mientras el virus continúe propagándose, se esperan nuevas variantes. Analicemos la genética para averiguar por qué. ❓ ¿Qué son las mutaciones y por qué ocurren? Una mutación genética es un cambio en el genoma de un organismo. Cada organismo tiene un genoma que contiene instrucciones para producir proteínas …
Those Nerdy Girls deliver a New Year’s message from our CEO Dr. Ashley Ritter and also share advice on staying healthy during the tripledemic, including testing, masking, and more. Hosted by Those Nerdy Girls with: – Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD:TNG CEO & Founding Member – Chana Davis, PhD: TNG Contributing Writer & Founder at Fueled …
¿Qué tanto debería preocuparme por la nueva variante XBB.1.5?
COVID Variants Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
XBB.1.5 tiene una ventaja de transmisión, pero esto no lo convierte en una “súper variante” capaz de cambiar el juego. Mantenga la calma, anímese (y aumente las precauciones) y continúe. En esta etapa de la pandemia, se espera que nuevas variantes aparezcan. Las variantes surgen de errores aleatorios cuando los virus hacen copias de sí …
January 3, 2023
How concerned should I be about the new XBB.1.5 variant?
COVID Variants
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
XBB.1.5 has a transmission advantage, but this doesn’t make it a game-changing “super variant.” Keep calm, get boosted (and ramp-up precautions), and carry-on. At this stage of the pandemic, new variants are *guaranteed* to come and go. Variants arise from random errors as viruses make copies of itself. Most of these errors will be neutral …
November 19, 2022
Does Evusheld protect against the new COVID-19 subvariants?
COVID Variants
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: The new Omicron subvariants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus are likely to be resistant to the monoclonal antibodies in Evusheld. It is especially important that people get the bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine to protect against infection. Evusheld is a combination of two monoclonal antibodies called tixagevimab and cilgavimab. It is used to PREVENT (not treat!) …
September 2, 2022
Tired of hearing about variants? Unfortunately they are here to stay.
COVID Variants Videos
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
“The SARS-CoV-2 virus is going to keep evolving, and that means that different versions of the virus will keep emerging, become dominant, and then get outpaced by a different variant. Part of this has to do with what’s called “immune escape,” or “immune evasion.” That’s not unique to this coronavirus, of course. Other viruses that …
August 16, 2022
Algunas personas dicen que las vacunas tienen la culpa del desarrollo de variantes. ¿Es esto cierto?
COVID Variants Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
✅No. Las vacunas no producen nuevas variantes. Mientras el virus continúe propagándose, se esperan nuevas variantes. Analicemos la genética para averiguar por qué. ❓ ¿Qué son las mutaciones y por qué ocurren? Una mutación genética es un cambio en el genoma de un organismo. Cada organismo tiene un genoma que contiene instrucciones para producir proteínas …
XBB.1.5 tiene una ventaja de transmisión, pero esto no lo convierte en una “súper variante” capaz de cambiar el juego. Mantenga la calma, anímese (y aumente las precauciones) y continúe. En esta etapa de la pandemia, se espera que nuevas variantes aparezcan. Las variantes surgen de errores aleatorios cuando los virus hacen copias de sí …
How concerned should I be about the new XBB.1.5 variant?
COVID Variants
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
XBB.1.5 has a transmission advantage, but this doesn’t make it a game-changing “super variant.” Keep calm, get boosted (and ramp-up precautions), and carry-on. At this stage of the pandemic, new variants are *guaranteed* to come and go. Variants arise from random errors as viruses make copies of itself. Most of these errors will be neutral …
November 19, 2022
Does Evusheld protect against the new COVID-19 subvariants?
COVID Variants
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: The new Omicron subvariants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus are likely to be resistant to the monoclonal antibodies in Evusheld. It is especially important that people get the bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine to protect against infection. Evusheld is a combination of two monoclonal antibodies called tixagevimab and cilgavimab. It is used to PREVENT (not treat!) …
September 2, 2022
Tired of hearing about variants? Unfortunately they are here to stay.
COVID Variants Videos
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
“The SARS-CoV-2 virus is going to keep evolving, and that means that different versions of the virus will keep emerging, become dominant, and then get outpaced by a different variant. Part of this has to do with what’s called “immune escape,” or “immune evasion.” That’s not unique to this coronavirus, of course. Other viruses that …
August 16, 2022
Algunas personas dicen que las vacunas tienen la culpa del desarrollo de variantes. ¿Es esto cierto?
COVID Variants Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
✅No. Las vacunas no producen nuevas variantes. Mientras el virus continúe propagándose, se esperan nuevas variantes. Analicemos la genética para averiguar por qué. ❓ ¿Qué son las mutaciones y por qué ocurren? Una mutación genética es un cambio en el genoma de un organismo. Cada organismo tiene un genoma que contiene instrucciones para producir proteínas …
XBB.1.5 has a transmission advantage, but this doesn’t make it a game-changing “super variant.” Keep calm, get boosted (and ramp-up precautions), and carry-on. At this stage of the pandemic, new variants are *guaranteed* to come and go. Variants arise from random errors as viruses make copies of itself. Most of these errors will be neutral …
Does Evusheld protect against the new COVID-19 subvariants?
COVID Variants
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: The new Omicron subvariants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus are likely to be resistant to the monoclonal antibodies in Evusheld. It is especially important that people get the bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine to protect against infection. Evusheld is a combination of two monoclonal antibodies called tixagevimab and cilgavimab. It is used to PREVENT (not treat!) …
September 2, 2022
Tired of hearing about variants? Unfortunately they are here to stay.
COVID Variants Videos
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
“The SARS-CoV-2 virus is going to keep evolving, and that means that different versions of the virus will keep emerging, become dominant, and then get outpaced by a different variant. Part of this has to do with what’s called “immune escape,” or “immune evasion.” That’s not unique to this coronavirus, of course. Other viruses that …
August 16, 2022
Algunas personas dicen que las vacunas tienen la culpa del desarrollo de variantes. ¿Es esto cierto?
COVID Variants Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
✅No. Las vacunas no producen nuevas variantes. Mientras el virus continúe propagándose, se esperan nuevas variantes. Analicemos la genética para averiguar por qué. ❓ ¿Qué son las mutaciones y por qué ocurren? Una mutación genética es un cambio en el genoma de un organismo. Cada organismo tiene un genoma que contiene instrucciones para producir proteínas …
A: The new Omicron subvariants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus are likely to be resistant to the monoclonal antibodies in Evusheld. It is especially important that people get the bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine to protect against infection. Evusheld is a combination of two monoclonal antibodies called tixagevimab and cilgavimab. It is used to PREVENT (not treat!) …
Tired of hearing about variants? Unfortunately they are here to stay.
COVID Variants Videos
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
“The SARS-CoV-2 virus is going to keep evolving, and that means that different versions of the virus will keep emerging, become dominant, and then get outpaced by a different variant. Part of this has to do with what’s called “immune escape,” or “immune evasion.” That’s not unique to this coronavirus, of course. Other viruses that …
August 16, 2022
Algunas personas dicen que las vacunas tienen la culpa del desarrollo de variantes. ¿Es esto cierto?
COVID Variants Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
✅No. Las vacunas no producen nuevas variantes. Mientras el virus continúe propagándose, se esperan nuevas variantes. Analicemos la genética para averiguar por qué. ❓ ¿Qué son las mutaciones y por qué ocurren? Una mutación genética es un cambio en el genoma de un organismo. Cada organismo tiene un genoma que contiene instrucciones para producir proteínas …
“The SARS-CoV-2 virus is going to keep evolving, and that means that different versions of the virus will keep emerging, become dominant, and then get outpaced by a different variant. Part of this has to do with what’s called “immune escape,” or “immune evasion.” That’s not unique to this coronavirus, of course. Other viruses that …
Algunas personas dicen que las vacunas tienen la culpa del desarrollo de variantes. ¿Es esto cierto?
COVID Variants Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
✅No. Las vacunas no producen nuevas variantes. Mientras el virus continúe propagándose, se esperan nuevas variantes. Analicemos la genética para averiguar por qué. ❓ ¿Qué son las mutaciones y por qué ocurren? Una mutación genética es un cambio en el genoma de un organismo. Cada organismo tiene un genoma que contiene instrucciones para producir proteínas …
✅No. Las vacunas no producen nuevas variantes. Mientras el virus continúe propagándose, se esperan nuevas variantes. Analicemos la genética para averiguar por qué. ❓ ¿Qué son las mutaciones y por qué ocurren? Una mutación genética es un cambio en el genoma de un organismo. Cada organismo tiene un genoma que contiene instrucciones para producir proteínas …