https://time.com/6283257/china-xbb-covid-outbreak/ https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/h8wFzPKC/poster.jpg?width=720 What to Know About the New XBB.1.5 Variant A new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is spreading in the U.S., raising concerns about a potential wave of infections and reinfections to start the new year. The variant, called XBB.1.5, is a descendent of Omicron and a close relative of the XBB variant, which spread widely in Singapore and India this past fall. A December study in the journal Cell demonstrated that XBB is better at evading immune defenses gained from vaccination and prior infection, compared to other variants. https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/h8wFzPKC.m3u8 https://cdn.jwplayer.com/previews/h8wFzPKC 238 2023-01-12T17:25:20+00:00 no no