New COVID Variant Continues To Increase COVID-Related Admissions And Hospitalizations Despite Available Vaccines

The new COVID variant continued to increase COVID-related admissions and hospitalizations despite available vaccines.

New COVID Variant Continues to Increase COVID-Related Admissions and Hospitalizations Despite New Vaccines

The new COVID variant called BA.2.86 continued to increase COVID-related admissions and hospitalizations despite the availability of new vaccines, wherein health officials reported that the new COVID variant has increased the risk of vulnerable groups to the virus.

According to a report published in USA Today, the new COVID variant was not initially reported to pose a threat to public health, but the negative impacts and symptoms of the new COVID variant eventually became worse, proving that early testing and studies were not really too reliable in learning about viruses.

With the increasing cases related to the new COVID variant, vulnerable groups in several areas have been affected, increasing the admissions and hospitalizations, even deaths, from the new COVID variant as it spreads faster than other variants.

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Vulnerable Groups Encouraged to Get Available Vaccines and Take Preventive Measures Following Increasing Cases of New COVID Variant

Following the effects of the new COVID variant, health experts encouraged vulnerable groups, including young children and seniors, to take preventive measures, including getting available vaccines.

If an individual experienced symptoms of the new COVID variant, he should immediately get tested and avoid direct contact with others if positive, CBS News reported.

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