The latest talk in the world of COVID is BA.5. In combination with BA.4 and BA.2.75 (which inexplicably someone gave the name “Centaurus”), these are the latest Omicron subvariants. They share many features with Omicron but have variations in their genetic code that render them distinct. BA.5 has become the dominant variant in the U.S.…

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