CDC Confirms COVID-19 Variant NB.1.8.1 Has Been Detected In US

CBS News (5/26, Moniuszko, Brown Chau) reports the CDC has confirmed that “cases of the new COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1, linked to a large surge in China, have been detected in multiple locations across the United States.” A CDC spokesperson said last week, “CDC is aware of reported cases of COVID-19 NB.1.8.1 in China and is in regular contact with international partners.” The spokesperson also “said that, so far, too few U.S. sequences have been reported of NB.1.8.1 to be included in the agency’s variant estimates dashboard.”