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A new COVID-19 variant has emerged. Here's what we know about EG.5 so far (www.ctvnews.ca)
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The variant is called EG.5 and is a descendant of Omicron.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that EG.5 accounted for roughly 17.3 per cent — or one in six — of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. in the past two weeks.

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[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I got a couple people to drop it by turning the conspiracy theory around on them.

Generally this is the only tactic that works against brain worms

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The thing is, I believe it. I have to no proof, but 15-minute cities would totally cut in to oil and car manufacturers profits and they’ve been known to do that kind of thing before. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[–] EhForumUser@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 year ago

That’s an intriguing point. Before the car, city living was nearly unheard of.