MedPageToday It will probably become dominant in the U.S. this summer, experts say. A new COVID variant driving a surge of infections in China and other parts of Asia has been detected by U.S. airport screening programsopens in a new tab or window, and experts say it may drive a summer wave in the U.S.
NB.1.8.1 was recently named a “variant under monitoringopens in a new tab or window” by the World Health Organization, and as of mid-May it represented 10.7% of sequences globally.
“While still low numbers, this is a significant rise in prevalence from 2.5% four weeks prior,” the WHO stated.