Friday, December 30, 2022

Top Stories This Week

What we know about XBB, the new dominant COVID variant in New England 
The XBB variant has swiftly become the dominant form of COVID-19 spreading in the Northeast, jumping from about 35 percent of cases during the week ending Dec. 17 to just over half last week, according to CDC data.

Drug companies set sights on new COVID medicines to boost depleted arsenal 
The newest coronavirus variants have rendered two important antibody therapies ineffective. 

Spikes in COVID and flu prompt a push for post-holiday masking in BPS 
A letter sent to families said school and city health leaders were discussing a masking mandate for the first two weeks of school after the break.

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