{"id":8312,"date":"2023-01-25T10:03:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T16:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bbrown.com\/insight\/what-employers-should-know-about-the-new-covid-19-variant-xbb-1-5\/"},"modified":"2023-01-25T10:03:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T16:03:05","slug":"what-employers-should-know-about-the-new-covid-19-variant-xbb-1-5","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/www.bbrown.com\/ca\/insight\/what-employers-should-know-about-the-new-covid-19-variant-xbb-1-5\/","title":{"rendered":"What Employers Should Know About the New COVID-19 Variant \u2013 XBB.1.5"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Coronavirus continues to evolve swiftly, and a new variant known as XBB1.5 has been rapidly spreading in the U.S. As of January 14, 2023, the CDC estimated it made up 82% of new cases in the Northeast and 43% across the country, making it the most transmissible variant detected to date.1<\/sup><\/p>\n

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