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Kraken variant

Kraken variant proper noun: the highly transmissible XBB.1.5 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. A subvariant of the Omicron variant (“B.1.1.529”). Kraken became the predominant strain in the United States at the end of 2022.

Proper noun

Kraken variant (uncountable)

  1. (neologism) The highly transmissible XBB.1.5 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. A subvariant of the Omicron variant (“B.1.1.529”). Kraken became the predominant strain in the United States at the end of 2022.
    • Genetic sequences of isolates of the XBB.1.5 “Kraken” variant of SARS-CoV-2 were taken from GISAID, the global data science initiative2023, Marko E. Popovic, “XBB.1.5 Kraken cracked: Gibbs energies of binding and biosynthesis of the XBB.1.5 variant of SARS-CoV-2”, in Microbiological Research, volume 270, →DOI
    • In particular, a marked interest in the relationship between "sudden deaths - vaccines" and a significant interest in the relationship between vaccines and the COVID-19 Kraken variant, cancer, and myocarditis.2023, Alessandro Rovetta, “An integrated infoveillance approach using google trends and Talkwalker: Listening to web concerns about COVID-19 vaccines in Italy”, in Healthcare Analytics, volume 4, →DOI
    Synonyms:
    Kraken, Kraken lineage, Kraken strain, Kraken sublineage, Kraken subvariant, XBB.1.5

Synonyms of Kraken variant

  • Kraken
  • Kraken lineage
  • Kraken strain
  • Kraken sublineage
  • Kraken subvariant
  • XBB.1.5

Forms of Kraken variant

alternative formkraken variant
alternative formKraken Variant

Words formed from Kraken variant

Questions about Kraken variant

What does Kraken variant mean?
Kraken variant means the highly transmissible XBB.1.5 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. A subvariant of the Omicron variant (“B.1.1.529”). Kraken became the predominant strain in the United States at the end of 2022.
What part of speech is Kraken variant?
Kraken variant is a proper noun.

Words near Kraken variant in the dictionary

  1. Krakatoan
  2. Krakau
  3. krake
  4. kraken
  5. Kraken Mare
  6. Kraken variant
  7. krakens
  8. Kraker
  9. Krakers
  10. krakes
  11. Krakow

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