A new COVID-19 variant IHU has been detected in France. Here is what you need to know about it.
The IHU variant has not yet been found in any other countries besides France.
The World Health Organization has not labeled the new strain a variant under investigation. It has not put any strains on the list since it added omicron in November 2021. The WHO's Dr. Abdi Mahamud said that the IHU variant "has been on our radar" during a news conference this week but says it hasn't been much of a threat.ones that increase in transmissibility or increase in virulence or decrease vaccine effectiveness.
Experts say new variants keep emerging but it does not mean they will be more dangerous than previous strains., the IHU strain carries the E484K and N501Y mutations which can make it more resistant to vaccines and can make it more transmissible, but it is unclear if either of those things will happen.While they're nearly impossible to find in stock, there are a number of COVID at-home tests on the market, each one offering something a little different.
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