The South African Medical Association (Sama) has condemned the spread of misinformation on social media platforms about the Covid-19 Omicron XBB variant.
COVID-19 variant Omicron and its sub-lineages continue to be the dominant variant in India with 'XBB' being the most prevalent sub-lineage circulating all over the country, the INSACOG said in its bulletin.
XBB has been on the CDC’s radar since earlier this month, when it first began doubling its case counts every 12 days. It is a combination of two Omicron subvariants (BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75) first seen in September and is among a growing group that could render some antibody treatments ineffective.