Nationally, a sharp uptick in emergency room visits and hospitalizations for COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, began in mid-December and seems to be gaining steam. Here are some things to know this time around.
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Logically→ Nej, vaccinerede har ikke højere risiko for at blive smittet med coronavarianten BA.2.86
Logically→ No, vaccinated people are not more vulnerable to BA.2.86 coronavirus variant
Health Feedback→ Posts misrepresent CDC risk assessment of new SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.2.86; COVID-19 vaccines don’t increase the risk of infection
REVIEW The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a document on 23 August 2023 summarizing what was known at the time about a new SARS-CoV-2 variant called BA.2.86. In the document, the CDC reported that “BA.2.86 may be mo
PolitiFact→ Viral image – CDC didn’t say vaccinated people are likelier to get the new COVID-19 variant than unvaccinated
“CDC says new COVID variant is more contagious among vaccinated people than those unvaccinated.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ The CDC didn’t say vaccinated people are more at risk of a new COVID variant than the unvaccinated
CLAIM: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that a new COVID-19 variant is more contagious among vaccinated people than those who are unvaccinated.
Full Fact→ The EG.5 variant of Covid-19 has nothing to do with 5G
Videos from a popular Instagram influencer wrongly suggest that the 5G network is somehow causing disease associated with the new Covid variant.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New COVID Variants Did NOT Stop ‘All The Sudden’ After Fauci Retirement At End Of 2022
Did the world suddenly stop having new COVID-19 variants after Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), retired at the end of 2022? No, that's not true: More than a year befo
Full Fact→ ‘Kraken’ Covid-19 subvariant linked to baseless claims about 5G harms
A social media post claims that 5G is “harming and killing people”.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misinterpret NYC Health Tweet About Omicron Subvariant XBB.1.5
SciCheck Digest An unclear tweet from New York City health officials was meant to caution residents that the latest omicron subvariant, XBB.1.5, might be more likely than previous variants to infect vaccinated or previously infected people. Social
Logically→ The XBB subvariant of COVID-19 is five times more virulent than the Delta variant.
There is no evidence of an increase in severity of the disease with XBB. Like other Omicron subvariants, it is highly transmissible but less severe.
Full Fact→ Covid-19 variants including Delta are real
The post claims that the Delta variant is fake.
Snopes→ US Clears Updated COVID Boosters Targeting Newest Variants
The move by the Food and Drug Administration tweaks the recipe of shots made by Pfizer and rival Moderna that already have saved millions of lives.
Health Feedback→ No evidence for claim that excess folic acid causes ADHD; MTHFR gene variants are common, generally don’t cause health problems
REVIEW On 26 July 2022, businessman Brad Lea posted a video excerpt of his interview with Gary Brecka, CEO of Streamline Medical Group, on Facebook. The caption of the video claimed that “The MTHFR gene mutation inhibits the way the body processes
Snopes→ Why Are People Calling COVID-19 Variant BA.2.75 ‘Centaurus’?
If enough people use a name to refer to something, who's to say that isn't what it's called?
Logically→ The poliovirus discovered in the U.K. is a new variant resulting from the polio vaccines modified by Bill Gates in 2000.
Poynter→ A guide to the many omicron subvariants and what to know about them
Two years into the coronavirus pandemic, Americans can be forgiven if they’ve lost track of the latest variants circulating nationally and around the world. We’ve heard of the alpha, beta, […] The post A guide to the many omicron subvariants
PolitiFact→ Trying to keep up with the omicron subvariants? Here’s a guide
A seemingly endless stream of “subvariants” of omicron, the most recent Greek-letter coronavirus variant, has emerged in the past few months. Luckily, none of them appear poised to worsen the pandemic.
Logically→ The BA.2 variant of COVID-19 has been detected in San Diego, California.
The new Omicron variant BA.2 was found in San Diego, California, in December 2021. 209 cases have been reported in the county as of March 30.
Logically→ Deltacron is a new COVID-19 variant with the combined characteristics of Delta and Omicron.
Health authorities are yet to review the new discovery. More data and research is required to consider Deltacron an actual COVID-19 variant.
Health Feedback→ The COVID-19 vaccines don’t weaken the immune system and are unrelated to the HIV VB variant
REVIEW In February 2022, there was a proliferation of social media posts claiming that the COVID-19 vaccines destroy the immune system (see here, here, and here). On occasion, these posts are accompanied by additional claims stating that the recentl
Health Feedback→ A new, highly virulent HIV variant named VB variant was indeed identified in the Netherlands
REVIEW The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has infected around 80 million people worldwide since the beginning of the HIV pandemic. HIV infection results in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), which has claimed the lives of about 36 millio
Logically→ WHO has listed Omicron subvariant BA.2 as Variant of Concern.
The World Health Organization has classified Omicron as a Variant of Concern, not BA.2. Research findings on the BA.2 variation are still ongoing.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ivermectin Is NOT Proven ‘Effective’ Against Omicron Variant In Phase 3 Clinical Trials — Reuters ‘Misstated’ Drug Company News Release
Is ivermectin "effective" against the omicron variant of COVID-19 in Phase 3 clinical trials? No, that hasn't been proven: The incorrect information comes from a January 31, 2022, Reuters story that was later updated by the news organizat
Logically→ Monoclonal antibody treatments work against all variants of COVID-19.
Certain monoclonal antibodies are not effective against the Omicron variant.
Logically→ 1 in 3 infected people will die from NeoCov, the new Coronavirus variant, according to Wuhan scientists.
The study neither suggests that 1 in 3 people will die from NeoCov nor that NeoCov is a new variant of COVID-19.
Logically→ Antibodies in recovered COVID-19 patients proved to be more effective than vaccines during the Delta variant surge.
Reports citing an early release of a CDC study are used to misrepresent information on the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines.
Logically→ Antibodies in recovered COVID-19 patients proved to be more effective than vaccines during the Delta variant surge.
Reports citing an early release of a CDC study are used to misrepresent information on the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines.
Logically→ Antibodies in recovered COVID-19 patients proved to be more effective than vaccines during the Delta variant surge.
Reports citing an early release of a CDC study are used to misrepresent information on the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines.
Logically→ A Danish study proves that vaccinated people are more susceptible to the Omicron variant than unvaccinated people.
This claim misrepresents the findings of the study which actually suggests the need for vaccinations and booster shots.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Are NOT Growing New Variants Inside The Bodies Of Vaccinated People
Are COVID-19 vaccines growing new variants inside the bodies of vaccinated people? No, that's not true: The virus that causes COVID constantly changes through a natural ongoing process of mutation, according to the Centers for Disease Con
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Is omicron variant the fastest spreading virus? It depends on the metric used for measuring
Omicron is “the fastest-spreading virus known to humankind."
Logically→ Conjunctivitis is a symptom of the Omicron variant.
There is no evidence linking conjunctivitis to Omicron. Recorded symptoms include nasal congestion, dry cough and other respiratory issues.
Logically→ According to a South African study, the Omicron variant is less severe for unvaccinated people.
The Omicron variant has increased transmissibility and potential immune evasion compared to other variants. WHO says unvaccinated are at high risk.
Poynter→ Is a cloth mask effective enough against the omicron variant?
The highly transmissible omicron variant is sweeping through the U.S., causing a huge spike in COVID-19 cases and overwhelming many hospital systems. Besides urging Americans to get vaccinated and boosted, […] The post Is a cloth mask effective e
Logically→ The IHU variant of COVID-19 was discovered before Omicron.
The new COVID-19 variant IHU was discovered before Omicron. It has not spread widely, and so researchers say it is not of significant concern.
Health Feedback→ Robert Malone’s statements on The Dana Show about vaccine safety and virus variants are inaccurate and unsupported
REVIEW On 9 December 2021, The First TV network broadcasted this video interview between host Dana Loesch and Robert Malone. The interview went viral on Facebook, receiving more than 88,000 interactions only on Loesch’s Facebook page. In addition,
PolitiFact→ NyQuil isn’t a cure-all for omicron variant
How NyQuil does and doesn’t help with the omicron variant of COVID-19: It might help with some symptoms, but it is not a cure
Snopes→ Grammys Postpone Ceremony, Citing Omicron Variant Risks
The attempt at a back-to-normal show had been scheduled for Jan. 31st.
Snopes→ Is ‘COVID’ an Acronym for COVID-19 Variants?
While delta and omicron have made headlines, there have been more than a dozen COVID variants since the start of the pandemic.