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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 lineage The sub-lineages have been detected in seven of South […]
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 […]