The XBB.1.5 subvariant is spreading quickly and driving COVID-19 hospitalizations in the northeast amongst the elderly and only 15.1% of the general population has gotten their updated bivalent booster.

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@rubin_allergy It's likely more just the proximity to booster that helps (due to increased antibody levels) rather than specifically getting the updated bivalent booster (although that's the only one available, so definitely get boosted if you haven't already). But also... NPIs have largely gone away and that eliminates layers of helpful protection for so many.

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@TamarYellin @rubin_allergy

I'd agree from what I've seen. The bivalent booster had pretty low neutralization against XBB in the last papers I saw.

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