The COVID Variant That Could Define Your Summer

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A more contagious COVID variant could be the dominant strain in the U.S. within a month.

Published Mar. 18 2022 9:21PM EDT

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There are signs a new wave of COVID is building. BA.2, a more contagious cousin of the dominant BA.1 subvariant of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, has been spreading fast in Europe and China

David Axe

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The COVID Variant That Could Define Your Summer

A more contagious COVID variant could be the dominant strain in the U.S. within a month.

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David Axe