The new Corona variant HV.1 is spreading rapidly in the USA. This emerges from a November report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Accordingly, the new Corona variant HV.1 only accounted for one percent of Covid cases in the USA in July, In mid-November there were already almost 30 percent of cases. HV.1 is now the dominant form in the United States.
“We have a new Covid variant that we need to keep an eye on”, American Health Association (AMA) Vice President Andrea Garcia is quoted by several media outlets. Only a few weeks have passed and HV.1 has already become the variant responsible for most Covid cases in the USA.
HV.1 is another subvariant of Omicron – mutated, but apparently very similar to the other subvariants. “You can almost see HV.1 as the grandchild of Omicron”said infectiologist William Schaffner from Vanderbilt University Medical Center to the US news portal “Today.com”. Although HV.1 is considered to be less worrisome than the Pirola or JN.1 variants, it appears to be spreading more quickly.
According to Schaffner, many questions are still unclear – such as why HV.1 is thought to transmit more quickly and whether this subtype can bypass immunity. The potential symptoms are similar to those of other recent variants: Sore throat, stuffy nose, runny nose, cough, fatigue, headache, muscle aches, fever and chills.
However, there are many indications that HV.1 attacks the bronchi more severely. “The virus appears to cause a type of chronic bronchitis,” Schaffner told Today.com. Coughing can still occur even if those affected have already recovered from the other symptoms. (Tsp)