Things you need to know about the Omicron BA.5 sub-variant:

It is more transmissible than previous Omicron subvariants.

[{"selector":"#anim-f4c0faa9-761f-4e0f-ad79-08c9bee7ff47","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-818a04a6-eed1-4540-b258-71f34e89e164","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -745.85099%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4424c6ee-9095-464a-acfc-cc6a2053376f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a58115c8-1c1b-4202-bb2f-c59684bb05b9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 434.56819%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c51a7654-1067-4297-94f1-491e205f5162","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-57f0c513-df83-46b9-9a6c-7694e5ece648","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(65.88785%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] www.sehattalk.com

It can evade some immunity from vaccination and prior infection.

[{"selector":"#anim-96766d00-eac1-41fd-b0bd-9c967a18ef8c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-50a389e6-5a65-4a14-b210-c1499c75828d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -745.85099%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-da8719aa-5b2e-43e7-9be4-bbd5632744cc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aa242dba-38c1-48af-b396-47b179b313d0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 434.56819%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f5ad4b2d-78ab-4a9a-9822-e4ac2ac78277","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-903e1cb8-330c-4ec4-8aa5-8449cf8aa683","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(100.24390%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] www.sehattalk.com

It does not appear to cause more severe disease than previous Omicron subvariants.

[{"selector":"#anim-d193188b-c7fd-4aad-a017-f36d690df79d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-28e1cf15-b036-41bd-96a7-5faaae6d65ee","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -585.92596%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c54dcd96-5150-4cd1-a4d6-a2ab896915f5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4e23316d-7029-40ca-a1d8-e04f8bd65d2c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 434.56819%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1a15a587-979a-472d-8c1d-c89f3cfca324","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5119da50-33e0-426a-9935-87b313502f37","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(100.00000%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] www.sehattalk.com

Symptoms of infection with Omicron BA.5 can include fever, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, muscle aches, headache, sore throat, and runny nose.

[{"selector":"#anim-da91d132-e5c1-4cd6-bfdf-11354a26365e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a7587e45-5415-446b-91ef-6dc800e74c9d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -528.75825%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c46d5891-3c88-4f57-b59f-0015f3335a4a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7a8f1dee-4193-4272-ae16-28c7a487ecdd","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 434.56819%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-82378d7d-c70d-428e-90b3-8e18e9efd96e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-23da038b-eda2-4560-acf2-1addf097a4a1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(100.21277%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] www.sehattalk.com

If you think you may have been exposed to Omicron BA.5, you should get tested for COVID-19.

[{"selector":"#anim-fcfacef3-e5b8-4375-80b9-db8febb04bc2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f79c55a2-65ca-4536-9fb1-5ebf22c98b3e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -585.92596%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bed1e117-a4ad-4721-aa68-6b12ce36cb87","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f8614984-9bec-4952-b4dd-9ec161346240","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 434.56819%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1cccaccc-814e-4059-8912-a5a9bd0b93d9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7d18ce6f-068c-4c45-83a8-7a17497f0e1a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(99.29742%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] www.sehattalk.com

“”

[{"selector":"#anim-87d82751-8dfe-4c82-be11-d38fd0a8c3a2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-32d09cf4-2235-442d-9663-e7127aa5c476","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -246.49575%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b2e9a22e-5689-420a-b64e-87c94c5849e6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-685edf1f-7f49-4db2-b19f-49eba75b233e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -427.07754%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-014e09ae-e981-4f2c-96c5-02d7d9e6670d","keyframes":[{"offset":0,"transform":"translate3d(0, -846.13488%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)"},{"offset":0.29,"transform":"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)"},{"offset":0.45,"transform":"translate3d(0, -237.933128256%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)"},{"offset":0.61,"transform":"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)"},{"offset":0.71,"transform":"translate3d(0, -80.890494528%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)"},{"offset":0.8,"transform":"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)"},{"offset":0.85,"transform":"translate3d(0, -30.376242192%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)"},{"offset":0.92,"transform":"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)"},{"offset":0.96,"transform":"translate3d(0, -13.199704127999999%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)"},{"offset":1,"transform":"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)"}],"delay":0,"duration":3000,"fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f1f3956b-4c12-4fa4-bf6a-5ee5e731cc7d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-051d20ba-2d3c-4977-8c73-37ae3636ec46","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 276.91193%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-30aa948b-72eb-4f77-a073-66c30f66029b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6d0d4c73-8b5f-41ef-81ce-45d198e11bc5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 801.30689%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] www.sehattalk.com Dive into the details of the Omicron BA.5 sub-variant, the prevailing COVID-19 strain in the USA.