# XBB 1.5, will probably catch this soon

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Podcast: [Dr. John Campbell](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784)
Published: 2026-06-29T08:30:00+00:00
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New Omicron Subvariant, Crazy Infectious Dr. Ashish Jha, White House COVID-19 response coordinator https://twitter.com/AshishKJha46/status/1610648627721945088 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/986759?src=wnl_recnlnew1_ous_230112_MSCPEDIT_&uac=127834AR&impID=5080457 Spread of XBB.1.5 is stunning 80% of Americans who've already been infected are likely to catch it again https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/01/06/covid-update-xbb-variant-symptoms-reinfection/10995204002/ Dr. Paula Cannon, virologist, University of Southern California It's crazy infectious All the things that have protected you for the past couple of years, I don't think are going to protect you against this new crop of variants Essentially, everyone in the country is at risk for infection now, even if they're super careful, up to date on vaccines, or have caught it before The number of severe infections and deaths remains relatively low, despite the high level of infections, US Variant Proportions https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions All omicron BQ.1.1 34% XBB.1.5 27.6% BQ.1 21.4% XBB 4.9% BA.5 3.7% BN.1 3% SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England Technical briefing 49 11 January 2023 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1128554/variant-technical-briefing-49-11-january-2023.pdf Current high UK incidence England, prevalence 4.5% https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/articles/coronaviruscovid19latestinsights/infections Primarily of BQ.1 and sub-lineages Hospitalisation (BQ.1) Preliminary analysis, no increase in risk for people with BQ.1 compared to BA.5 Effectiveness of the bivalent booster against hospitalisation…

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