This Relentless COVID Variant Is the Most Dangerous One Yet

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The BA.5 subvariant can slip past the body’s defenses easier than any of its predecessors.

Published Jul. 8 2022 4:48AM EDT

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The latest subvariant of the novel coronavirus to become dominant in Europe, the United States, and other places is also, in many ways, the worst so far.

The BA.5

David Axe

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This Relentless COVID Variant Is the Most Dangerous One Yet

The BA.5 subvariant can slip past the body’s defenses easier than any of its predecessors.

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David Axe