It's unclear if the new subvariant causes any unfamiliar symptoms that haven't already been documented by other Omicron subvariants.
As part of a new risk evaluation released Wednesday, the World Health Organization bumped EG.5 to the same standing as XBB.1.5 and XBB.1.6, which are also members of the Omicron family tree.
God, it was such a horrible idea for our governments to stop tracking covid properly. Straight up criminal neglect. It's terrifying to watch.
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