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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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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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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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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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Symptoms of the Omicron BA.5 variant include runny nose, sneezing, and sore throat
Experts say BA.5 symptoms are similar to those typically associated with the Omicron variant, but t…
Katie Anthony,Andrea Michelson
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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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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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You can now get COVID again within 4 weeks due to the new Omicron BA.5 variant, health expert says
Other experts say the latest COVID-19 variant is especially contagious and the "worst version of th…
Katie Anthony,Andrea Michelson
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Vaccines could provide strong protection against the fast-spreading Omicron subvariant BA.2, one chart shows
Protection against COVID-19 with symptoms was 70% for BA.2 two weeks after a third vaccine dose, UK…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce,…
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How Omicron sub-variants escape our body's immune system
Researchers have identified why Omicron sub-variants are better, than previous Covid-19 variants, a…
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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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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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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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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…