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

By Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY

The newest COVID-19 variant is so contagious that even people who’ve avoided it so far are getting infected and the roughly 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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