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A new dominant omicron strain in the U.S. is driving up cases — and reinfections

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BA.5 variant is now the most dominant strain of COVID-19 in the country. 31,000 people across the U.S. are currently hospitalized with the virus, with admissions up 4.5% compared to a week ago. So far there is no evidence that this variant causes more serious illness.

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A New Dominant Omicron Strain in the US Is Driving up Cases — and Reinfections

BA.5 is now the dominant omicron strain in the US It's good at evading the immune system, though doesn't appear to cause more serious illness.

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A new dominant omicron strain in the U.S. is driving up cases — and reinfections

Shoppers walk through a Portland, Ore., farmers market in May. With the BA.5 variant driving case counts, public health experts are encouraging people to take precautions. (Photo by Leah Nash /The Washington Post via Getty Images)For much of the pandemic, the only silver lining to coming down with a case of COVID-19 was that you likely wouldn’t catch it again for a while (though there isn’t exactly a definitive answer on how long that period imm…

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A new dominant omicron strain in the U.S. is driving up cases — and reinfections

BA.5 is now the dominant omicron strain in the U.S. It's good at evading the immune system, though doesn't appear to cause more serious illness.

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A new dominant omicron strain in the U.S. is driving up cases — and reinfections

BA.5 is now the dominant omicron strain in the U.S. It's good at evading the immune system, though doesn't appear to cause more serious illness.

·Washington, United States
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npr broke the news in Washington, United States on Monday, July 11, 2022.
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