Omicron Subvariants BQ.1.1 And XBB.1 More Effective At Evading Neutralizing Antibodies Than BA.5, Study Says

MedPage Today (1/18, Hein) reports, “Omicron subvariants BQ.1.1 and XBB.1 were more effective at escaping neutralizing antibodies compared with the BA.5 variant following both monovalent and bivalent mRNA boosters, new data suggested.” In 15 people who pa...