Early lab tests suggest new COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 may be less contagious and less immune-evasive than feared September 5, 2023September 7, 2023Dr. Barry Dworkin Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 4, 2023 [display_podcast] Source:Early lab tests suggest new COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 may be less contagious and less immune-evasive than feared Related posts: Public Health Agency of Canada states that 21 cases of COVID subvariant XBB.1.5 have been detected in Canada. If the U.S. is any indication, there will be many more cases to come. Border screening may slow but not stop exponential increases in cases. Moderna Says Its New COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Against the BA.2.86 Variant PM Trudeau, your flouting of pandemic health policy rules demoralizes the country. Armchair “physicians”, stop flaunting cherry-picked preprint studies as “the” evidence HCQ works when there are just as many that refute it. That is why proper investigation and meta-analysis are required. Public Health officials concerned about upcoming flu season in relation to concurrent risks of COVID especially for at-risk populations. #VaccinesWork #ProtectYourCommunity #ProtectYourFamily BA.2.86covid