what the fda says. if they authorize it, i do. the sub variant is out there. we know we will see more and variance. i want people s immune system to be as protected as possible. getting a vaccine is the safest way to do that. we know omicron specific boosters are expected to come in the fall. there s been a bunch of hope around that. are you concerned that the variance will evolved past the newer boosters by then? this is a very good question. i think the fda experts who look at this data suggested that we make a variance specific booster out of the ba 5. that is most likely to be the version that is circulating. or, if there is one that comes off of that, it will likely resemble the ba 5. this is the challenge with the pandemic. these can evolve quickly. we have to constantly update our response. i am confident that the ba 5,
white house warning americans now that the pandemic is not over as a new dominant strain of omicron is sending more people to the hospital. the u.s. is also facing another health challenge in this moment. monkeypox. the government s response, facing questions as vaccine appointments for that are hard to come by. joining now, dr. shaw. he s the white house response coordinator. it s good to see you. thank you for being here. another doctor that s been on cnn many times, he tracks pandemic trends closely. he called ba 5 the worst variance of the virus we have seen. you agree? first of all, thanks for having me back. dr. topol is certainly right that it s an important variant that we need to pay attention to. whether it s the worst?
protestors, you can come out here and protest peacefully and protest quietly, but if you don t abide by this disorderly conduct statue, you may face arrest, wolf. very interesting. whitney wild, thank you very much. now let s turn to new warnings about the most transmissible covid-19 variant yet, ba-5 is spreading rapidly and driving up the covid case count across the united states. joining us now, cnn medical analyst dr. lina wen. is there any evidence this subvariant is more severe or causes different symptoms? it is not more severe than previous variants. the great news is that the current vaccines that we have still protect very well against severe illness. so the single most takeaway for people, make sure you re up to date on your vaccines and boosters. in terms of symptoms, there are
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) signed off Wednesday on an emergency use authorization for the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for individuals 18 years of age and older.