5, an Omicron sub-variant of the coronavirus or SARS-Co-V-2. The sub-variant has since been named Eris. About 10 days ago, the World Health Organization designated EG.5 or Eris as a “variant of ...

Coronavirus hospitalizations are on the decline in the U.S. as the omicron subvariant EG.5, or “eris,” continues to spread. New COVID-19 hospital admissions declined for the second week in a ...

EG.5 is an offshoot of omicron and a descendant of the XBB sublineage. The fast-spreading subvariant, nicknamed "Eris," is now the dominant COVID-19 strain worldwide. In the U.S., EG.5 accounts ...

5, unofficially nicknamed “Eris” by some online just as XBB.1.16 before it was ... 1 was a part of the XBB sublineage of the omicron variant, JN.1 is closely related to the BA.2.86 strain, the CDC ...

By mid-September, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the Omicron subvariant KP.3.1.1 accounted for most COVID-19 cases. KP.3.1.1 is a member of a group of variants nicknamed ...

The swift escalation is linked to the Eris variant, a variation of Omicron. Current data indicates that around one out of every ten COVID cases can be attributed to Eris. The World Health ...

Eris is a descendant of Omicron and has been in the news amid a rise in Covid cases, especially in England. The results of the tests in Northern Ireland are expected within a few days. The Public ...

The Omicron EG.5 subvariant, also known as Eris, was identified from genomic sequencing in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires (AMBA) carried out by Proyecto País, the genomic surveillance ...

What is BA.2.86? BA.2.86 stood out in the omicron family tree because of how much it morphed, with more than 30 mutations on its spike protein. What is "Eris"? The WHO in summer 2023 designated ...

2 variant – a member of the omicron family that rose to prominence over the summer. The Novavax vaccine, which is based on an older technology, targets an earlier strain of the virus called JN.1 ...

A drive-through testing centre in South Africa, where there has been a surge in cases South Africa was where the new Omicron variant was first identified, and cases there have taken off rapidly.

5, colloquially referred to as Eris, in homage to the Greek deity associated with conflict and disagreement. Stemming from the lineage of Omicron, Eris has rapidly established itself as the ...