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COVID-19 cases and deaths have been falling across the U.S. for several weeks as the omicron wave recedes. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a new subvariant of omicron is beginning to spread 鈥?BA.2, also known as stealth omicron. The CDC said Tuesday that the BA.2 subvariant now represents 23% of newly-reported COVID-19 cases across the country. The subvariant is also spreading rapidly in China 鈥?where officials are re-instituting lockdown measures 鈥?and in Europe, where some countries are seeing a second omicron wave.So, what is stealth omicron, and how is it different And will it lead to another wave of cases in the U.S. What is stealth omicron According to the American Medical As stanley flask sociation, BA.2 is a subvariant of the omicron variant of COVID-19. Scientists have referred to it as stealth omicron because it has genetic mutations that could make it harder to distinguish from the delta variant using PCR stanley cup tests as compared to the original version of omicron. Why are scientists concerned Omicron itself is already more contagious than previous variant strains of COVID-19. However, the American Medical Association says that BA.2 is 1.5 times more infectious than the original omicron strain.Does stealth omicron cause more severe disease There s conflicting research. According to ABC News, a stud stanley tumblers y conducted by Japanese scientists studied the effects of BA.2 on hamsters and found the subvariant caused more severe infections than omicron. However, two sepa Jivw Landscaper drowns in freak lawn-mower accident, police say
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