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COVID-19 variant BA.2 is in Johnson County, Kansas, and it's having an effect, according to Johnson County Department of Health and Environment epidemiologist Elizabeth Holzschuh.

The one thats most concerning are xe which has a 10% higher problem than the ba.2. thats an issue and also xd is omicron and delta that we are monitoring closely. we are not seeing any significant difference in disease manifestations from these subvariants statistically significant. in part thats going on and currently there is a high level of immunity in part because we had this huge surge of cases of omicron and that was ba. in january and that is combined with people being fully

Yet again, the U.S. is trudging into what could be another COVID-19 surge, with cases...

University. antonia, what are you hearing from travelers this morning? >> reporter: good morning jose, new yorkerss are taking precautions seriously but they are insisting to move forward onto normal life of whatever it means. people are well aware that cases are raising that are driven by the subvariant, ba.2. there are announcements coming from the pa system asking people to keep their masks in place, people here are wearing n95s and the most part very taking seriously. then you know in terms ...

The White House is paying close attention to BA.4 and BA.5, two new subvariants of the COVID-19 Omicron strain that are being tracked by the World Health Organization and have appeared in nations including South Africa, said Anthony Fauci, the president’s chief medical adviser.

HONOLULU (AP) — A COVID-19 omicron variant hybrid called XE has been detected in...

Most cases are now being caused by a subvariant known as BA.2 that is thought to be 30% more contagious.

Two new subvariants of COVID-19, spreading rapidly in central New York, might ruin the...

Two omicron subvariants of the highly transmissible BA.2 strain are fueling significant community spread in Massachusetts and other New England states.

COVID variant names abound. Here are the ones New York health officials are concerned about as cases rise.