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BA.5 omicron variant may lead to higher risk for reinfection and severe outcomes, compared to other variants

July 29, 2022

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The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review.

Reinfections, severe outcomes may be more common with BA.5.

Compared with the earlier Omicron BA.2 subvariant, currently dominant Omicron BA.5 is linked with higher odds of causing a second SARS-COV-2 infection regardless of vaccination status, a study from Portugal suggests.

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