The symptoms of coronavirus subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 are similar to those of earlier versions of Omicron, experts said. https://t.co/WIkKYeRt9m pic.twitter.com/hYTgcAdHYN
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 8, 2022
Two super-infectious coronavirus strains have shown the ability to reinfect even those who recently contracted an earlier Omicron subvariant.
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) July 7, 2022
Experts and officials say there are sensible steps residents can take to protect themselves. https://t.co/DnPElGWvak
BA.5 is now the dominant U.S. variant and may pose the biggest threat to immune protection yet https://t.co/8fY8ZDCm8h
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 7, 2022
Impact of the BA.5 Variant in the United Stateshttps://t.co/DUxqHMgHGz by @LaurenLeatherby
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) July 7, 2022
“I think there’s an underappreciation of what it’s going to do to the country, and it already is exerting its effect” pic.twitter.com/yBIoIIr7fE
The recent COVID surge has been tied to a subvariant of omicron known as BA.5, the most transmissible subvariant yet. https://t.co/85qtASiVGC
— Axios (@axios) July 9, 2022
1/ Six COVID experts explain why Omicron BA.5 is such a concern, and what they're doing to avoid it
— Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA 🇺🇦 (@celinegounder) July 9, 2022
by @BusinessInsider's @Hilarx & @natmusumecihttps://t.co/x3ik8IKhvW
Hint: you've heard it all before pic.twitter.com/xl1qpDoC3q
BA.5 got started in S. Africa and Portugal. Besides affecting much of Western Europe and the US now, it is leading to new surges in the Asian-Pacific region and South America. In most regions deaths have remained low to date@OurWorldInData pic.twitter.com/CbO1qpeuwA
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) July 9, 2022
Sad! 