Dr. Paul Auwaerter discusses XBB and XBB.1.5 subvariants and the respiratory virus season. Topics: *Why XBB and XBB.1.5 subvariants are more transmissible than other subvariants, but less virulent *Effect of Paxlovid on hospitalization and mortality *Summary of the flu and RSV season *Deciding when to treat a COVID-19 patient
Faculty
Clinical Director, Division of Infectious Diseases
Sherrilyn and Ken Fisher Professor of Medicine
Fisher Center for Environmental Infectious Diseases
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine