The “razor blade throat” Variant of Covid is putting more people in the hospital in China, and has already been detected in New York and other major US cities
“In mainland China, the portion of patients going to ER with COVID more than doubled in the last month — from 7.5% to more than 16%. The portion in hospital for COVID also doubled, to more than 6%”
Vaccines were designed to keep people out of the hospital.
Restricting access to boosters runs the risk of overwhelming the healthcare system.
The public health messaging is confusing. They say this variant doesn’t appear “more severe” while also saying number of people in hospital has doubled.
I fail to see how it can simultaneously be “not more severe” and also be causing a doubling of severe cases.
As always, get your booster if you still can.
Remember that a layered approach works best. Wear a well fitted respirator like an N95, clean & ventilate the air, stay home when sick.
https://nypost.com/2025/05/27/us-news/new-covid-19-strain-from-china-that-saw-massive-hospitalizations-spike-spreads-to-us/