looks like the new boosters coming in sept cover the biggest variant, but not the latest — also, tracking data shows the unvax’d continue to lead hospitalizations and running up your insurance rates:
New COVID variant detected in NYC wastewater: What is BA.2.86?
By Betsy Ladyzhets
Published Aug 31, 2023
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“As the wastewater testing has gotten better, the patient surveillance has decreased,” Johnson said. Several variants have been found in sewage before cases were confirmed, he said.
That list now includes BA.2.86, in New York City as well as Ohio and other countries. The CDC publishes variant data from about 400 wastewater testing sites, including the city’s.
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https://gothamist.com/news/new-covid...cases-vaccines