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Aug 17, 2023 · Since then, several sub-variants of Omicron have surfaced, including BA.2, BA.3, BA.4, and BA.5. By the summer of 2022, the BA.5 variant was the most dominant strain in the US.
Aug 16, 2022 · BA.5 is one of the latest subvariants of the original Omicron lineage. There is a unique cluster of mutations on the spike protein, which has led the BA.5 subvariant to potentially be the most contagious strain of SARS-CoV-2 so far. But it does not appear to lead to more severe outcomes than other COVID-19 variants and subvariants.
Jul 13, 2022 · A new omicron subvariant—called BA.5—is now the dominant SARS-CoV-2 strain in the United States, and early reports suggest it is spreading quickly and widely. Hotspots have emerged in the ...
- Hannah Smothers
Dec 9, 2022 · Omicron Symptoms in Pregnant People. Essentially, Omicron symptoms are the same as symptoms of other COVID-19 variants—fever, cough, shortness of breath, and "flu-like" symptoms such as fatigue, headache, and muscle aches. “Upper respiratory symptoms (such as a sore throat) may perhaps be seen more commonly with Omicron and loss of taste or ...
- Claire Gillespie
Sep 29, 2022 · The symptoms that arise from a case of COVID-19 caused by the now-dominant omicron strain — known as BA.5 — don’t seem to differ from those caused by its parent variant or any of the other omicron offshoots, experts say. According to the American Medical Association (AMA), the most common symptoms of BA.5 are: Fever. Runny nose.
- Rachel Nania
Sep 9, 2022 · These new bivalent vaccines contain two mRNA components of COVID-19, one of the original strain of the virus and the other one in common between the BA.4 and BA.5 lineages of the Omicron variant, the agency says. What are the symptoms of the Omicron variant in pregnant women?
Jul 25, 2022 · What Sets BA.5 Apart From Other COVID-19 Variants. If it seems like more people are getting COVID-19 these days, the BA.5 variant may be to blame. It has several mutations that differentiates it from the original Omicron BA.1, causing it to spread more rapidly. While BA.5 may not be more dangerous than previous variants, some patients are ...
