Why Are So Many People Getting COVID a Second and Third Time?

June 23, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Why Are So Many People Getting COVID a Second and Third Time?

Doctors say if you got infected with the Omicron BA.1 or BA.2 variants, your antibodies might not fully protect you against the newer BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants now spreading through…[...]

June 20, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

This May Be the COVID Variant Scientists Are Dreading

Authors: David Axe June 20, 2022 TDB COVID-19 cases are increasing again in the United Kingdom, potentially signaling a future surge in infections in the United States and other countries.…[...]

June 14, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5 account for up to 13% of COVID variants in U.S. – CDC

Authors: Mrinalika Roy Reuters The BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron are estimated to make up nearly 5% and 8% of the coronavirus variants in the United States as of…[...]

June 4, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Overlapping, highly contagious COVID subvariants are spreading fast in Florida

Authors: David Schutz, Cindy Krischer Goodman June 4, 2022 Sun Sentinel Overlapping waves of omicron are sweeping through the state, leading more people to get infected with COVID. The more…[...]

April 30, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

New Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 Sublineages May Evade Vaccines, Natural Immunity. What Experts Say

Authors: Mint Newsletters April 29, 2022 The BA.4 and BA.5 sublineages appear to be more infectious than the earlier BA.2 lineageThe sub-lineages have been detected in seven of South Africa’s…[...]

April 12, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Two new Omicron COVID subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 being analyzed by WHO

Only a few dozen cases of BA.4 and BA.5 have been reported to the global GISAID database, according to WHO Authors: Jennifer Rigby Reuters April 11, 2022 The World Health…[...]