#What we know about the XBB.1.5 COVID variant sweeping the Northeast
What we know about the XBB.1.5 COVID variant sweeping the Northeast The XBB.1.5 omicron subvariant is raising concerns of a potential surge in COVID-19 cases as it sweeps across the Northeast. Officials have warned in recent weeks that the strain is highly transmissible, can more easily evade the immunity offered by vaccines or prior infections than past variants —…