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— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) October 17, 2022
….XBB is in many ways the worst form of the virus so far. It’s more contagious than any previous variant or subvariant. It also evades the antibodies from monoclonal therapies, potentially rendering a whole category of drugs ineffective as COVID treatments. /2
— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) October 17, 2022
That’s the bad news. The good news is that the new “bivalent” vaccine boosters from Pfizer and Moderna seem to work just fine against XBB, even though the original vaccines are less effective against XBB. /4
— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) October 17, 2022
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— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) October 17, 2022
Observations from countries with the XBB sub-variant have suggested that it is at least as transmissible as currently variants, but does not cause more severe illness. /2
— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) October 17, 2022
"Given that immunity from natural infection in the population is likely waning over time, this underscores the importance of ensuring minimum protection from vaccination and keeping our vaccinations up to date to protect us against severe infections," MOH said… /4
— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) October 17, 2022
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The Bivalent Covid-19 vaccine will deal with the XBB strain in Singapore.
Rollout of bivalent COVID-19 vaccines in Singapore brought forward amid rise in cases
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