Category: BA.2

Vaccinated and Boosted People Have Less Protection Against BA.5 Than BA.2 Variant: Study

July 29, 2022
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People who have received a COVID-19 vaccine and a booster shot were more likely to end up in a hospital when infected with BA.5 than BA.2, according to a new study. Researchers in Portugal found that BA.5 cases among the group had 3.4 times higher odds of hospitalization when compared to BA.2 cases. Both BA.2…

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BA.2 Omicron Subvariant Now Causes Nearly 90 Percent of US COVID-19 Cases: CDC

April 13, 2022
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The BA.2 Omicron subvariant of the CCP virus is being pegged as responsible for causing the vast majority of COVID-19 cases in the United States, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The data, for the week ending April 9 and released by the federal health agency on April 12, indicates…

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England’s Post-Restriction CCP Virus Wave May Have Peaked in Young: Study

April 6, 2022
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CCP virus infections appear to be slowing or falling among young and middle-aged people just over one month after all COVID-19 restrictions were lifted in England, a new study has shown. As part of the UK government’s plan for “living with COVID,” all COVID-19 laws in England were scrapped on Feb. 24, including the legal…

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Rep. Schiff Tests Positive for COVID-19

April 6, 2022
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Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) has tested positive for COVID-19, he announced on social media on Tuesday evening. “This evening, I unfortunately tested positive for COVID-19,” the lawmaker, who is fully vaccinated and boosted against the novel coronavirus, said in a Twitter post. “I’m feeling fine, and grateful to be vaccinated and boosted. In the coming…

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Omicron Subvariant Estimated to Account for Majority of COVID-19 Cases in US

March 30, 2022
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The BA.2 Omicron subvariant is being pegged as being responsible for causing more than half of the COVID-19 cases in the United States, according to America’s public health agency. Estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated March 29 had BA.2 as being behind 55 percent of the cases recorded in the…

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