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How evasive and transmissible is the newest omicron offshoot, BA.2.86, that causes COVID-19? 4 questions answered

  • Written by Suresh V. Kuchipudi, Professor and Department Chair of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh
How evasive and transmissible is the newest omicron offshoot, BA.2.86, that causes COVID-19? 4 questions answeredBA.2.86 is beginning to spread throughout the United States.baranozdemir/E+ via Getty Images

The latest variant, or sublineage, of SARS-CoV-2 to emerge on the scene, BA.2.86, has public health experts on alert as COVID-19 hospitalizations begin to rise and the new variant makes its way across the globe.

The Conversation asked Suresh V. Kuchipudi, a...

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