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“According to data from the CDC, in the last two weeks the BF.7—short for BA.5.2.1.7— has doubled its incidence nationally from 0.8% to 1.7%.  The largest growth has been in the Northeast United States, Region 1, where the incidence is now over 3%.”
While it accounted for 1.7 per cent of sequenced infections in America in recent week, it now represents 25 per cent of cases in Belgium, while Denmark, Germany and France have each recorded 10 per cent of the world’s identified cases
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So, in layman’s terms, what does this mean for those of us who have, thus far (with isolating, masking, vaccine & boosters) avoided an infection? And is it worthwhile to get the new vaccine? Is the best bet to mask & avoid others again? How long before we know more?
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Ok but how significant is the RISK if you get infected ? Can we get away from simply counting cases ? We should be focused on managing risk.
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