Here we go again. A new strain of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, is rapidly spreading in the United States — and it has some novel mutations that make it more immune-evasive than most of the strains currently or previously circulating. Once again, hospitals in some regions are witnessing a surge in cases, which may be due to this new variant. The new variant is spreading so fast that it rivals the omicron surge in late 2021 and early 2022 in its ability to cause so much illness so fast.
As we enter the fourth year of the pandemic, recombinants haven't been a huge deal. But that seems to be changing.
