The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now tracking two omicron subvariants that are responsible for more than 11% of COVID cases in the U.S., with top health officials…
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COVID Variant Tracker Shows BF.7, BA.4.6 Continuing to Gain on BA.5 as Dominant Strain – NBC Chicago
Two subvariants of omicron continued to gain ground this week, while the BA.5 subvariant remains the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the U.S. even as case numbers start to dip.…
New COVID Variants Gain Ground as BA.5 Cases Slow, CDC Says – NBC Chicago
While the omicron subvariant BA.5 has been the dominant strain of COVID in the United States for several months, there are at least four other subvariants starting to gain ground…
Millions of US children remain unvaccinated as BA.5 spreads and new school year looms
CNN — Millions of school-age children in the United States are still unvaccinated against Covid-19 as many prepare for a return to school. A new CNN analysis finds that less…
NYC Hospitalizations, BA5 Variant Infections Boom – NBC New York
What to Know Omicron subvariant BA.5 now accounts for an estimated 82% of COVID cases in the CDC’s New York region. It is more than four times as vaccine-resistant as…
How Accurate Are At-Home COVID Tests With BA.5? Chicago’s Top Doc Explains – NBC Chicago
As the BA.5 omicron subvariant, COVID’s most contagious variant yet, continues to spread and more people look to test after exposure, how reliable are the at-home COVID tests with the…
Q&A: COVID expert on why BA.5 variant is ‘substantially different’
Last week, San Diego County moved to the high, or orange, COVID-19 tier due to increasing disease numbers and hospitalizations. That quickly prompted an indoor mask mandate for San Diego…
More-Contagious BA.5 Omicron Variant Makes Up Nearly 80% of COVID Cases: CDC – NBC Chicago
A COVID subvariant that has shown an ability to better evade a patient’s immunity against the virus is now responsible for nearly 80% of cases reported in the United States…
BA.5 looms while Monroe County sees uptick in COVID cases
While Monroe County has seen a slight increase in COVID cases recently, officials are uncertain whether the new subvariant BA.5 that is sweeping the country is responsible. The Michigan Department…