COVID subvariants: What to know and should you be concerned? Wednesday, October 19 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Even as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations driven by the omicron subvariant BA.5 continue to fall in the United States, the proportion of infections attributed to other omicron offshoots is rising.According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, BA.5... Read More.
COVID hospitalizations forecast to increase amid concerns over new omicron subvariants Thursday, July 14 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- For the first time since May, COVID-19-related hospital admissions are forecasted to increase again in the U.S., as highly infectious omicron subvariants continue to spread, according to updated forecasting models used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The models show... Read More.
Omicron subvariants threaten COVID-19 resurgence across US Tuesday, July 12 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Health officials are once again raising the alarm about the threat of a resurgence of COVID-19 infections across the country, as concerns grow about the new omicron subvariant, BA.5, which is now the dominant viral strain in the U.S.The BA.5 variant,... Read More.
Evolution is on omicron subvariants’ side Tuesday, June 28 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A new study finds that as the coronavirus continues to evolve, each new omicron subvariant is increasingly likely to lead to reinfection or breakthrough infection. However, researchers say current vaccines are still doing a good job of protecting people against severe... Read More.
