雅伎著

NYITCOM-Arkansas Scientist Featured in National News Outlets

July 8, 2025

As seen in, , , , , , and , among other sites,, assistant dean of research and associate professor at NYITCOM-Arkansas, shared insight on the COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1, or Nimbus. Rajnarayanan, who manages a COVID-19 variant database, tellsSalon that one of the mutations in Nimbus allows it to evade the immunity built from prior infections, making transmissibility slightly higher. However, there has not been any evidence yet to suggest that Nimbus is linked to more severe illness.

We havent seen a big surge in emergency departments due to COVID-related conditions and respiratory things in this term yet, Rajnarayanan told Salon. We have to wait and watch.