Why the Omicron offshoot BA.5 is a big deal – My comments @CNN https://t.co/GaWho4cWxD
— Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD (@PeterHotez) July 14, 2022
Nearly two-and-a-half years since the coronavirus pandemic began, the most infectious and transmissible variant yet has arrived https://t.co/sRjfyyFCcu
— CNN (@CNN) July 13, 2022
The symptoms of coronavirus subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 are similar to those of earlier versions of Omicron, experts said. https://t.co/99LjLvFADJ pic.twitter.com/Ss3MlYyck5
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 14, 2022
🚨I wrote about BA.5—the latest coronavirus variant to rise to dominance—and why it matters.
— Ed Yong (@edyong209) July 11, 2022
This is an attempt to clearly lay out what we know about it, and to cut through the morass of misinformation that has already accumulated around it. 1/ https://t.co/j1sbQh2QaM
The latest omicron offshoot, BA.5, has quickly become dominant in the United States, and thanks to its elusiveness when encountering the human immune system, is driving a wave of cases across the country.https://t.co/wKaGYu0UYq
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 10, 2022
Sad! 