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BA.2 accounts for the majority of U.S. COVID-19 cases and because of its high transmissibility risk, health authorities predict a new surge is coming. While we only have a partial picture of what’s to come with BA.2, health officials are watching out for three signs of a new surge.
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While the virus’ move towards endemicity is beginning, we’re not quite there yet. So how will we know when endemicity has come to fruition and we can begin resuming our normal activities? Scientists reveal five tell-tale signs.
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Long COVID affects over 100 million people, according to the World Health Organization. This led scientists and drugmakers to begin exploring treatments to target and alleviate the disease.
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It seems that COVID-19 is making a comeback with a new variant, BA.2. A subvariant of Omicron, BA.2 introduced itself at the end of January 2022 with half of U.S. states registering a handful of cases. Fast forward to two months later, BA.2’s impact is becoming more evident, accounting for 35% of COVID-19 cases in the U.S.

To date, there are still individuals who have never been infected with COVID-19. Scientists attribute this to their behaviors, vaccination, environmental factors, and genetics.
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