I follow #COVID news pretty closely, and this WaPo article had a few details I hadn't heard yet about BA.2.86. #ba286
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/08/25/covid-variant-ba-2-86-pirola/
Also new to me, from this STAT article, the plan in the US for new boosters is once a year, with immunocompromised and people >65 able to get a second shot each year.
https://www.statnews.com/2023/08/25/us-health-officials-lay-out-plans-covid-rsv-flu/
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