Omicron Subvariants: Why Are There So Many, What Can They Tell Us? - Health.com


6/22/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 10 months ago
by https://www.facebook.com/Health/

Numerous Omicron subvariants have popped up since the original Omicron variant—B.1.1.529—was identified in November 2021: BA.1, BA.1.1, BA.2, BA.2.12.1, BA.3, BA.4, and BA.5 are among the most important subvariants. Here's why there are so many, and what they…

Fact checked on June 22, 2022 by Ebyan Abdigir, a multimedia journalist, producer, and fact-checker with nearly a decade of experience. Two new Omicron subvariantsBA.4 and BA.5, first identified in … [+6355 chars]

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