From Patch: The new variant XFG, or "Stratus," has become the third-most dominant strain of COVID-19 this summer and is driving up case estimates in California... Although hoarseness is unique to Stratus, symptoms common to other variants include fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, sore throat, congestion and runny nose, loss of taste or smell, fatigue, muscle and body aches, headache, nausea and vomiting, and diarrhea. The Stratus variant may be better than others at evading immunity protection, according to experts. Although vaccine guidance is changing, the CDC website still says the COVID-19 vaccine helps protect against "severe illness, hospitalization and death."
Full story at https://patch.com/california/santamonica/s/jj00d/new-covid-variant-with-this-distinctive-symptom-driving-up-cases-in-ca.
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