Covid Variant October 2024. The map of current hospitalizations now shows only patients with lab confirmed. These are its most common symptoms.
The new strain is now the fastest growing in the us, but the latest vaccines are. In 2023, a new omicron strain called eg.5 (nicknamed “eris”) is the dominant strain in the u.s., and experts are monitoring another new strain called ba.2.86 (nicknamed “pirola”).