What is the COVID-19 Omicron BA.5 variant?

Published: July 20, 2022, 11 a.m.

In this week's Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry podcast,\xa0 we bring you another rendition of\xa0our COVID-19 update. We're discussing the most recent information on COVID-19, particularly the most recent omicron variant BA.5, which has quickly replaced older strains as the one that predominates in this country.

Today, I'm going to discuss why the BA.5 area has quickly risen to the top strain in this nation in less than three weeks and why we should be concerned.

This week's episode will focus on;

  • Recent COVID-19 update
  • What is the BA.5 COVID-19 variant
  • Symptoms of the Ba.5 COVID-19 variant
  • What is different about this variant
  • How you should prepare to deal with this new variant
  • Why you should be worried

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