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As the US approved new COVID-19 booster shots, a recent report revealed that the majority of cases of the BA.2.86 variant of SARS-CoV-2 in England were a result of a nursing home outbreak. This demonstrates that the virus can spread easily in nursing homes and long-term care communities, according to the UK Health Security Agency (HSA), which shared numbers last week. 

Jabs are being given faster than planned in England, with adults aged 65+ among those eligible.

The jabs are being given faster than planned in England, because a new variant is spreading in the UK.

While the variant, BA.2.86, has not been classified as a 'variant of concern' by UK Health Security Agency, it is being monitored closely due to its proclivity to mutate

BA.2.86 is believed to have evolved from Omicron’s BA.2 subvariant that was responsible for case numbers rising sharply back in early 2022