Experts Warn of Latest COVID-19 Variant as CDC Raises Dallas County Threat Level to Red
For many in North Texas, masks and social distancing have felt like things of the past over the last several months. Yet experts warn that the coronavirus is returning with a vengeance in the form of a new subvariant: BA.5.
Carlson said the previous omicron variant liked to replicate in the upper respiratory tract. But BA.5, which is a, thrives in the lungs and can “wreak havoc” for the immunocompromised. No one wants to wear masks or social distance anymore. That, combined with how contagious BA.5 is, doesn’t bode well for limiting its spread, Carlson said.
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