Highly-Transmissible COVID Subvariant Increasing in CA, but Expert ‘Doubts’ Lockdowns Will Be Needed
Highly-Transmissible COVID Subvariant Increasing in CA, but Expert ‘Doubts’ Lockdowns Will Be Needed
ABC News—A sub-variant of Omicron known as BA.2 is causing a spike in COVID-19 cases in Europe, and is predicted to become the globally dominant variant in the coming weeks. However, Senior Investigator Warner Greene says that vaccinated and boosted individuals are still well protected against serious illness, and spread of this new variant is unlikely to lead to new lockdowns.
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