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What to Know About BA.2.86, the COVID Variant Spreading in the US
Health via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOmicron variant BA.2.86 is now making up a larger proportion of COVID cases, according to the CDC....
Is omicron subvariant BA.5 the ‘worst’ version of COVID yet? Here’s what we know
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years agoYes, another omicron subvariant — BA.5 — is now dominant among coronavirus cases reported in the...
If you were infected with the original Omicron, you don’t have ‘a lot of good protection against...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoThose who were infected with COVID during the first wave of Omicron "really don't have a lot of good...
New COVID-19 omicron variants show up in Travis County as cases rise
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAustin Public Health has found two new COVID-19 omicron variants in Travis County. As of Friday, the...
These 2 COVID-19 Subvariants Are The Most Dominant in the U.S.—What You Need to Know
Prevention via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBA.4 and BA.5, two new variants of Omicron, are spreading after being detected in Southern Africa...
‘Hypercontagious’ omicron BA.5 variant resistant to prior COVID vaccination, study says
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years ago“Whether you’ve been previously infected and vaccinated, you have very little protection against...
Move over, ‘stealth Omicron.’ A new COVID subvariant appears to be taking over in the U.S.
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoThe CDC just released data showing BA.5 neck and neck in the U.S. with BA.2, called “stealth...
Is the latest COVID-19 variant another omicron?
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe latest COVID-19 variant, B.2.86, has an ‘alarming’ number of mutations not seen since last year’s omicron surge. Cases are already being reported...
The Kraken COVID variant isn’t different enough from other Omicrons to get a Greek letter, WHO...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoRecent Omicron variants like XBB.1.5 aren’t distinct enough to be assigned new, more recognizable...
Meet the biology professor who named the surging ‘Kraken’ COVID variant. He has more to help make...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoEveryone knows the names of the major COVID variants Alpha, Delta, and Omicron. But last year, viral...