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Omicron Subvariant BA.5 Continues to Evade Immunity and Cause More Infections

Omicron Subvariant BA.5 Continues to Evade Immunity and Cause More Infections

Update: 2022-07-20
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The Omicron subvariant BA.5 is proving that the pandemic is still not over.  It continues to evade immunity, even from previous omicron infections.  The good news is that death rates are down and hospitals aren’t overwhelmed like before, but the virus is spreading fast again and the small fraction of people getting seriously ill can add up.  Umair Irfan, senior reporter at Vox, joins us for how virus mutations are keeping Omicron in play.

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Omicron Subvariant BA.5 Continues to Evade Immunity and Cause More Infections

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