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Several major airlines in the United States no longer require passengers and personnel to wear facial covers on domestic and certain international flights.

B.a.-2, sometimes called the stealth variant, because it can be trickier for scientists to pinpoint its exact version. but for anyone infected with the new subvariant, those pcr and rapid tests will still work at detecting infection. our mireya villarreal is in dallas, where researchers are hunting for b.a.-2. >> were not sure if its going to change the symptoms or change the severity of disease, it seems unlikely. it seems most likely it will just outcompete the original omicron strain and prob...

Still on the rise. and theres a new omicron subvariant in at least 20 states after being detected in 49 countries. its being called the stealth variant and even harder to detect than omicron. so, joining us an affiliate assistant professor at washington, a pullmanologist and msnbc contributor. how worried do we need to be about the new subvariant? >> good morning. still really early. ait appears to be contagious like the original omicron variant. the vaccines are still doing what theyre supposed...

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Theyre trying to circumvent mykolaiv, and in kherson, as you mentioned, ukrainian troops have taken an airfield, destroyed russian helicopters and really putting up a much bigger fight even as the humanitarian situation in that area continues to deteriorate, jonathan >> molly hunter, stay safe still ahead, well wrap it up in a few minutes well bring you the highlights of day two of judge browns confirmation hearings plus, were seeing now cases of covid as a stealth variant of omicron is star...

The next variant is called BA.2 and while it is not supposed to be worse on the body than other COVID variations, it is easier to contract (about 30% easier).

With BA.2 variant of Omicron on the rise globally, the threat of a fresh wave of infections cannot be ruled out.

"I do sense that many people are over the pandemic, and I want to caution that we are still in the pandemic," cautions Dr. Scott Roberts.

BA.2 is a different version of the Omicron variant, and vaccination and prior infection with Omicron does give some level of immunity.

The new wave is linked to the omicron subvariant BA.2.