People who haven't had COVID will likely catch XBB.1.5 – and many will get reinfected, experts say

The newest COVID-19 variant is so contagious that even people who've avoided it so far are getting infected and the 80% of Americans who've already been infected are likely to catch it again, experts say. 

Essentially, everyone in the country is at risk for infection now, even if they're super careful, up to date on vaccines or have caught it before, said Paula Cannon, a virologist at the University of Southern California.

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I have read they are estimating 90% of China will have caught covid before thier major wave is over and this variant xbb 1.5 is one of three spreading there.

No one in my family has caught covid yet, and none of us will. But take it seriously, things are about to get ugly.