The Key Nimbus And Stratus Symptom That's Different To Covid-19

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68de493d140000baa25c6ba4.jpg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Woman reading with Covid" data-caption="Woman reading with Covid" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="engin akyurt via Unsplash" />Woman reading with Covid</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>You might have heard that some newer strains of Covid – namely, the Stratus and Nimbus variants – are <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3rv3y9jnryo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">on the rise in the UK</a>. </p><p>Indeed, the UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) recently reported that XFG and NB.1.8.1 (Stratus and Nimbus) formed <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-flu-and-covid-19-surveillance-reports-2025-to-2026-season/national-flu-and-covid-19-surveillance-report-25-september-2025-week-39" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">most of the Covid cases </a>last month.</p><p>And because <a href="https://www.rcgp.org.uk/getmedia/b616af10-1640-474a-b457-b0dbd2a1ed1f/WeeklyReport-wk38-2025-Wednesday.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Covid cases </a>are ramping up right now, especially among the very young and the elderly, that means more instances of both new strains. </p><p>So far as the <a href="https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/09/25/should-we-be-worried-about-the-current-covid-19-variants/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">UKHSA currently knows</a>, these strains are not more dangerous or make you any sicker than “regular” Covid.</p><p>“The most important thing is for those eligible to get their vaccination when it is due,” they wrote, as this can help to prevent the most extreme v