SARS-CoV-2 variants for Australia
Here's the latest variant picture for Australia.
Growth of XEC.* continued, to around 64%.
The new LP.8.1.* variants have been growing steadily, up to around 9%. Globally, this group looks like the most likely challenger.
For Australia, LP.8.1.* variants showed a marginal growth advantage of 0.9% per day (6% per week) over the dominant XEC.* variants. Any crossover looks distant, perhaps March or April.
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