From omicron to BA.2 to BA.5 to BA.2.75, the list of COVID variants and subvariants continues to grow, but with newer versions outcompeting others, which ones are still around and spreading in the U.S.?
BA.2 now makes up just 1.4% of COVID cases in the United States.
As two more contagious omicron subvariants take hold across the U.S., you may be wondering what steps to take if you test positive for COVID-19.The fourth “version,” for lack of a better term, of the omicron variant is now one of the more prevalent strains of the virus in the United States,The BA.
The quickly changing coronavirus has spawned yet another super contagious omicron mutant that’s worrying scientists as it gains ground in India and pops up in numerous other countries, including the United States.This latest subvariant of the virus has been detected in the United States, but was first identified in IndiaOfficials say that this subvariant, which came from the BA.2 version of omicron, could have similar ability to evade antibodies to that of the BA.4 and BA.
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