The BA.5 variant could cause some issues when the new school year begins, one local doctor says.
As we approach fall and await COVID-19 boosters that are omicron specific, two doctors break down the new variants and the risk they pose.As we approach fall and await COVID-19 boosters that are omicron specific, two doctors break down the new variants and the risk they pose.
"I do think we will see an uptick once children go back to school. This variant is more infectious and there will be more variants that come next," she said. "The new variant BA.5 is more infectious than prior variants - about five times as infectious." "In the hospital, we are seeing a stable rate - between 25 and 35 patients per day - compared to prior years. When we had the big uptick in January we had like 150 in the hospital. We have numbers now that we can manage," Powell said."We know it occurs more with this new variant because it has evaded some of the vaccine and natural immunity protection.
President Biden is dealing with a rebound case after taking the antiviral medication Paxlovid, which doctors say is different than reinfection.
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