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Omicron BA.2 Variant Pressures Parts of U.S.

The Omicron BA.2 variant is increasing its share of U.S. cases and putting particular pressure on parts of the Northeast, where wastewater readings and Covid-19 cases have ticked upward again from low levels.Recorded Covid-19 cases…

What’s Known About the BA.2 Variant

A pharmacist prepares doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Hagerstown, Md., Feb. 22, 2022. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)As the omicron coronavirus surge subsides, researchers are keeping an eye on a highly transmissible…

What We Know About the ‘Stealth’ BA.2 Omicron Variant

As the Omicron coronavirus surge subsides, researchers are keeping an eye on a highly transmissible subvariant known as BA.2. Although it doesn’t appear to have the capacity to drive a large new wave of infections, the variant could…

Omicron subvariant BA.2: The new symptoms to look out for

A new subvariant of the omicron variant of COVID-19 called BA.2 was discovered in the United States and several other countries earlier this year.BA.2 has been spreading more internationally but is not widespread in the U.S. despite it…

BA.2 omicron variant: 2 new COVID symptoms reported

The BA.2 COVID-19 variant, a subvariant of the omicron variant, can manifest different symptoms than the original strains, according to reports.KREM 2 News reported health officials were seeing two additional symptoms with BA.2 –…