Here's the latest variant picture for Europe (excluding the UK), to mid-October.
The XFG.* "Stratus" variant continued to dominate, and was roughly flat at 81% frequency.
NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" fell slightly to 10%.
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #EUR #LP_8_1 #XFG #Stratus #NB_1_8_1 #Nimbus
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The XFG.* "Stratus" variant continued to dominate, and was roughly flat at 81% frequency.
NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" fell slightly to 10%.
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #EUR #LP_8_1 #XFG #Stratus #NB_1_8_1 #Nimbus
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November 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Here's the latest variant picture for Europe (excluding the UK), to mid-September.
The XFG.* "Stratus" variant continued to dominate, but may have peaked and fell slightly to 81% frequency.
NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" fell slightly to 9%.
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #EUR #LP_8_1 #XFG #Stratus #NB_1_8_1 #Nimbus
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The XFG.* "Stratus" variant continued to dominate, but may have peaked and fell slightly to 81% frequency.
NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" fell slightly to 9%.
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #EUR #LP_8_1 #XFG #Stratus #NB_1_8_1 #Nimbus
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October 4, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Here's the latest variant picture for Europe (excluding the UK), to early September.
The XFG.* "Stratus" variant continued to dominate, but may have peaked at around 82% frequency.
NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" was roughly flat at 10%.
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #EUR #LP_8_1 #XFG #Stratus #NB_1_8_1 #Nimbus
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The XFG.* "Stratus" variant continued to dominate, but may have peaked at around 82% frequency.
NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" was roughly flat at 10%.
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #EUR #LP_8_1 #XFG #Stratus #NB_1_8_1 #Nimbus
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September 27, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Here's the latest variant picture for Europe (excluding the UK), to late August.
The XFG.* "Stratus" variant continued to dominate, but may have peaked at around 80% frequency.
NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" fell to 9%.
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #EUR #LP_8_1 #XFG #Stratus #NB_1_8_1 #Nimbus
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The XFG.* "Stratus" variant continued to dominate, but may have peaked at around 80% frequency.
NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" fell to 9%.
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #EUR #LP_8_1 #XFG #Stratus #NB_1_8_1 #Nimbus
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September 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Here's the latest variant picture for Europe (excluding the UK), to late August.
The XFG.* "Stratus" variant continued to dominate, but may have peaked at around 80% frequency.
NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" was flat at 13%.
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #EUR #LP_8_1 #XFG #Stratus #NB_1_8_1 #Nimbus
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The XFG.* "Stratus" variant continued to dominate, but may have peaked at around 80% frequency.
NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" was flat at 13%.
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #EUR #LP_8_1 #XFG #Stratus #NB_1_8_1 #Nimbus
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September 14, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Here's the latest variant picture for the United Kingdom.
XEC.* remains dominant, but growth has stalled at around 60-70% frequency.
The LP.8.1.* variant was flat at around 10-15% frequency.
There’s a possible rebound underway among the JN.1.* + DeFLuQE variants.
#COVID19 #UK #XEC #LP_8_1
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XEC.* remains dominant, but growth has stalled at around 60-70% frequency.
The LP.8.1.* variant was flat at around 10-15% frequency.
There’s a possible rebound underway among the JN.1.* + DeFLuQE variants.
#COVID19 #UK #XEC #LP_8_1
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March 10, 2025 at 1:50 AM
February 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Here's the latest variant picture for New Zealand.
DeFLuQE variants continue to dominate, with XEC.* seeming to be in decline.
This quite an unusual picture as XEC.* is already dominant in most places.
The LP.8.1.* variant grew to around 12%.
#COVID19 #NZ #DeFLuQE #XEC #LP_8_1
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DeFLuQE variants continue to dominate, with XEC.* seeming to be in decline.
This quite an unusual picture as XEC.* is already dominant in most places.
The LP.8.1.* variant grew to around 12%.
#COVID19 #NZ #DeFLuQE #XEC #LP_8_1
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March 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Here's the latest variant picture for the United Kingdom.
Growth of XEC.* continued, to around 76%.
The new LP.8.1.* variants are present, but have struggled to grow above 10% frequency. Globally, this group looks like the most likely challenger.
#COVID19 #UK #XEC #LP_8_1
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Growth of XEC.* continued, to around 76%.
The new LP.8.1.* variants are present, but have struggled to grow above 10% frequency. Globally, this group looks like the most likely challenger.
#COVID19 #UK #XEC #LP_8_1
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February 2, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Here's the latest variant picture for Australia, to late-May.
As expected, the NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" variant has surged to dominance at 40%.
The XFG.* variant is another challenger on the global scene, but it is below 5%.
#COVID19 #Australia #LP_8_1 #NB_1_8_1 #Nimbus
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As expected, the NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" variant has surged to dominance at 40%.
The XFG.* variant is another challenger on the global scene, but it is below 5%.
#COVID19 #Australia #LP_8_1 #NB_1_8_1 #Nimbus
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June 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Here's the latest variant picture for Australia, to late-May.
As expected, the NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" variant has surged to dominance at 40%.
The XFG.* variant is another challenger on the global scene, but it is below 5%.
#COVID19 #Australia #LP_8_1 #NB_1_8_1 #Nimbus
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As expected, the NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" variant has surged to dominance at 40%.
The XFG.* variant is another challenger on the global scene, but it is below 5%.
#COVID19 #Australia #LP_8_1 #NB_1_8_1 #Nimbus
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