Bob Jamieson<p>Americans at high risk advised to wear masks as new Covid variant detected</p><p>CDC said that scientists discovered a new coronavirus variant, BA 2.86, and that higher-risk individuals should be cautious<br>As authorities revealed that a new Covid-19 variant has been detected in the US, medical experts are emphasizing that high-risk persons resume masking to prevent potentially deadly infection.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/24/new-covid-variant-masking-high-risk-people" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2023/aug</span><span class="invisible">/24/new-covid-variant-masking-high-risk-people</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/COVID19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID19</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/NewVariant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewVariant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a></p>