How deadly is Omicron sub-variant BA.4, know what experts say - BA.4 is responsible for a large wave of Covid in South Africa and is capable of affecting the immune system provided by infection and vaccination.
the biden administration and the cdc are urging americans to stay up to date on covid vaccines. new cases linked to an offshoot of the omicron sub variant have doubled over the past two weeks. cdc data indicate the variant is rapidly spreading and has displaced the original omicron ba 2 sub variant. dr. peter hotez is the dean of tropical medicine at baylor college of medicine. dr. hoe a great to see you. we have been concerned. we read yesterday you have covid. what are your symptoms, how are you feeling? i ve felt better before, but it could be a lot worse. thank goodness i m vaccinated and boosted and that s helping an enormous amount, and i m takin taking paxlovid, as a result i m speaking by zoom at home in isolation, rather than something
Despite an outbreak of the coronavirus caused by two new Omicron sub-variants of coronavirus; BA.4 and BA.5, South Africa has now put an end to school children wearing masks on Thursday (May 5).
The health ministry announced that regulations requiring all students to wear masks in class expired at midnight ad were not renewed. However, adults are still required to wear masks in public indoor locations, and there are still limits on the number of people for gatherings.
Confirmation of XE variant only in one patient in India, know what scientists say - Out of the two unconfirmed cases of XE variant reported from Maharashtra and Gujarat, the sample from Maharashtra was not of the new sub-variant.
puts him at high risk for covid complications. i home the fda pushes this through. we are so ready to re-enter the world. so many other parents remain hesitant. i have not made up my mind whether i will get the kids vaccinated. only 28% of the kids ages 5 to 11 have gotten two doses of the vaccine, and the cdc says most americans have been infected with covid, and coast-to-coast cases are continuing to rise, driven by the omicron sub variant. up more than 50% in the past two weeks with increases in all but six states and d.c. still hospitalizations are below pandemic highs, and deaths continue to decline. even as the u.s. approaches, 1 million deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. stephanie gosk, reporting. pfizer says it s working on a vaccine for young children and will likely request emergency