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Jimmy Fallon jokes that new Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 sounds like Elon Musk's son's name
The new Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is spreading quickly in the US and causing more than 40% of case…
Beatrice Nolan
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New Omicron subvariants on the rise in the US
Two new Omicron subvariants are on the rise in the United States, adding to concern of health exper…
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New Omicron subvariants account for nearly 70% new Covid cases in US
New Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 have accounted for about 70 per cent of new Covid-19 cases …
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What to know about the ultra-infectious Omicron subvariants circulating the US as COVID rates rise, Broadway shows pause, and a mask mandate returns
It's possible that the new, ultra-infectious subvariants driving up cases now could be a sign the v…
Hilary Brueck
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The Omicron BA.5 subvariant is now the dominant COVID-19 strain in the US, and it's driving a wave of summertime infections
New estimates from the CDC estimate that BA.5 accounted for 54% of the COVID-19 infections recorded…
Cheryl Teh
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The BA.2 Omicron subvariant is now dominant in northeastern US states, per CDC data. Some experts warn of an impending new wave.
A CDC map shows how the BA.2 subvariant has outcompeted other types of coronaviruses in the northea…
Marianne Guenot
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Fresh COVID wave expected to hit the US as Omicron subvariant and patchy vaccination rates drive surge in Europe
Cases of COVID-19 are surging in several European countries because of the BA.2 Omicron subvariant,…
Andrea Michelson
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If you were infected with COVID-19 during the first Omicron wave, you 'really don't have a lot of good protection' against the BA.5 subvariant: Fauci
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that the Omicron BA.5 subvariant "substantially evades" antibodies f…
Rebecca Cohen,Katie Anthony
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Two new Omicron sub-variants detected in Africa and Europe
South African scientists have detected two new sub-variants of the highly contagious Omicron varian…
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The more contagious Omicron subvariant BA.2 is now dominant in the US and likely to cause an 'uptick' in cases
BA.2 accounts for nearly 55% of sequenced COVID-19 tests, US data shows. The subvariant has already…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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US data reveals most contagious Omicron subvariants are responsible for 80 percent of COVID-19 infections
The BA.5 subvariant accounted for 65 per cent of new infections in the latest week ending July 9, w…
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3 cases of Omicron subvariant BF.7, driving China's Covid surge, detected in India
Three cases of Omicron subvariant BF.7, apparently the strain driving China's current surge of Covi…
PTI
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A new, stealthy coronavirus variant is spreading fast, spooking scientists and Wall Street analysts, but experts say there is cause for optimism
XBB, a new version of Omicron, is evading immunity in Asia. Experts say strategic masking will help…