New COVID-19 'variant of concern' detected in Maine - WMTW Portland

Data suggests BA.2 is more contagious than the current omicron variant in the U.S.

AUGUSTA, Maine —The director of the Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Nirav Shah, says the first two cases of the BA.2 variant of the COVID-19 virus have been detected in Maine. T… [+1034 chars]

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