Centaurus: what we know about the new COVID variant and why there’s no cause for alarm
The latest COVID variant, 'Centaurus' is a 'variant of interest' but is not associated with increased hospitalisation or death.
Ben is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Cambridge, specialising in virology and immunology. Although he started his work researching Human Cytomegalovirus disease in patients receiving stem cell transplants, he is now researching the immunology of COVID-19 and in particular, Long COVID.
The latest COVID variant, 'Centaurus' is a 'variant of interest' but is not associated with increased hospitalisation or death.
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