"Stealth omicron" variant BA.2 found in Washington state

Two cases of the new COVID-19 subvariant BA.2 have been found in Washington State.

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'It's taking over Omicron in many places,' said Dr. Ali Mokdad with the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. 'People are calling it the 'stealth variant' but I don't believe it's a stealth variant because we are able to detect it and we are able to monitor it.' — Read the rest