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Should we be worried about the current COVID-19 variants?

Posted by: Blog Editor, Posted on: 8 October 2026 - Categories: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Winter
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Rates of COVID-19 continue to fluctuate throughout the year, and people have asked how the most common current lineages - or groups of genetically similar viruses - compare to previous COVID-19 variants.

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