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TheXBB.1.5subvariantofOmicronstrainofthenovelcoronavirushasbeenspreadingsoquicklyintheUnitedStatesthatinfectionscausedbyitnowaccountfor43percentofthefatalinfectionsnationwide.

AccordingtothestatisticsoftheGlobalInfluenzaSharedDatabase(GISAID),apubliclyaccessibledatabasedesignedtoimprovethesharingofinfluenzadata,almostallthevariantsofthevirushavebeenprevalentintheUS.WhyistheUSsoattractivetothevirusvariants?HowcouldXBB.1.5spreadsoquickly?TheUSneedstoshareinformationanddataaboutitsepidemicsituationtimelyandtransparentlywiththeworld.

Ittakesglobaleffortstofightthepandemicandeverynationisresponsibleforsharingtheinformationofanynewvarianttheyfind.AccordingtoGISAID,thefirstreportedXBB.1.5infectionscanbetracedbacktoNewYorkandConnecticutinOctober,andnowithasspreadtoatleast74countriesandregions.CNNquotedexpertsassayingthatthevarianthighlypossiblyoriginatedintheUS.

Forthreeyears,therehavebeencountlessblamesagainsttheUSforitslackoftransparency,evendatafabrication.AsearlyasJuly2020,theBritishMedicalJournalpublishedanessaythatsaidthenovelcoronavirusinfectionsintheUSneared4million,higherthanthe2.67millionintheUSgovernmentreport.InMarch2021,formerdirectoroftheUSCentersforDiseaseControlTomFriedansaidthatlackoftimely,accurateinformationisoneoftheUS"biggestfailuresincopingwiththepandemic.InMay2022,theNBCsaidthatthenumberofCOVID-19infectionsmighthavebeenunderestimatedintheUS.

Forthreeyears,theUShasalwaysbeeninsincere,irresponsibleinpublishingitspandemicinformation.Forwhich,notonlyhasitpaidahugeprice,butalsotherestoftheworld.

TheWorldHealthOrganizationhasconfirmedXBB.1.5asbeingthemostinfectiousamongallOmicronsubvariantsandhaswarnedaboutthedangerofmorepeoplebeinginfected.TheUSshouldstopconcealinginformationandmakeeverythingtransparent.Theworldhastherighttoknowthetruth.