While scientists are sounding the alarm over an uptick in Covid cases and suggesting people wear masks in their own homes, a top health official said there is nothing to suggest the new variant 'Eris' is more likely to cause severe infections. Dr Scott Gottlieb, former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, said the strain — dubbed EG.5 — has mutations helping it get past immunity from vaccines and past infections.But he added it was 'not that... different' from prior strains, and therefore not more likely to cause severe infections, hospitalizations or deaths.
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