Health officials say the highly contagious Omicron subvariant BA.5 is now fueling a COVID surge across the country. JohnBDias has the details:
The White House COVID response coordinator said those who haven't gotten the shots are getting very sick.
The new subvariant now accounts for 65% of all new cases in the U.S. and is driving up cases in many areas, including New York, where the seven-day average positivity rate is slightly over 15%. "The virus is mutating so quickly and rapidly, it is changing so dramatically," said Dr. Celine Gounder."Your immune system will have a harder time fighting off this current wave."
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