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Oslopa t1_j4girv0 wrote

Reply to comment by The_Lone_Apple in The Kraken is powering New York COVID hospitalizations to their highest level in nearly a year. Is it a sign of what’s coming for the rest of the country? by DrogDrill

I don’t think we have this evidence yet. Certainly, the medical advice is to get the bivalent booster, and there is some basis for believing that it should provide some protection against severe illness due to the unfortunately-named “Kraken” variant. But we’re still at the “best educated guess” stage, on this.

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chengjih t1_j4j5v8v wrote

There's some evidence that it's providing additional protection.

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Oslopa t1_j4jbwwg wrote

That’s good! Hot off the presses, too. It’s not perfect, but it’s certainly closer to the mark than I thought we were.

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