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What is the new COVID-19 variant BA.2, and
will it cause another wave of infections in
the US?
Published: March 22, 2022 12.12pm EDT
BA.2, one of three main omicron sublineages
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A new omicron subvariant of the virus that causes COVID-19, BA.2, is quickly becoming
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the predominant source of infections amid
cases around the world. Immunologists
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Prakash Nagarkatti and Mitzi Nagarkatti of the University of South Carolina explain what
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makes it different from previous variants; whether there will be another surge in the U.S
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best to protect yourself
Mitzi Nagarkatti
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Pathology; Microbiology and
Immunology; University
South Carolina
What is BA.2,and how is it related to omicron?
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