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继抗原和退烧药之后,腹泻药物再次出现抢购现象。这种现象的背后是人们对Omicron变体XBB的未知性恐慌,对二次感染新冠病毒的恐惧。XBB的独特之处在于它是第一个通过重组而非通过单一突变,来增加新冠病毒在人类中适应性的变体,可导致更高的传播率和免疫逃逸。要了解XBB的毒性、二次感染概率、症状和疫苗效力,我们可以看一下已感染的国家经验。
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