What is the new COVID-19 variant BA.2, and will it cause another wave of infections in the US?
Published March 22, 2022 | Originally published on The Conversation Health & Medicine
A new omicron subvariant of the virus that causes COVID-19, BA.2, is quickly becoming the predominant source of infections amid rising cases around the world. Immunologists Prakash Nagarkatti and Mitzi Nagarkatti of the University of South Carolina explain what makes it different from previous variants, whether there will be another surge in the U.S. and how best to protect yourself.