Experts Answer Your Most Common Questions About COVID Subvariants BA.4 And BA.5

2022年7月22日

Experts Answer Your Most Common Questions About COVID Subvariants BA.4 And BA.5

From your risk of reinfection to the most common places the COVID subvariants are spreading right now, experts answer your most common questions about the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants.

@HuffPostさんからの画像

思いを伝える

Experts Answer Your Most Common Questions About COVID Subvariants BA.4 And BA.5

HuffPost

@HuffPost

7月21日

We are in the midst of another COVID-19 wave driven by the highly contagious BA.4 and BA.5 variants, which have a mutation in the spike protein of the coronavirus that causes these variants to more easily attach to (and infect) people.

huffpost.com

Here's How Quickly You Can Get Reinfected With COVID After Being Sick

BA.5 is changing the game when it comes to multiple COVID-19 infections. This is what experts know about how long immunity lasts now.

With COVID cases rising rapidly across the country, you might have new questions about the variants' transmissibility, risk of reinfection and the common places where the new subvariants are spreading. Experts answer these and other common questions.

huffpost.com/entry/common-p

1. What’s my risk of reinfection if I already contracted COVID? As the hyper-transmissible BA.5 variant whips around the country, more and more reinfections are being detected in people who’ve already had COVID once, if not twice, before. huffpost.com/entry/covid-re

2. How quickly can I get reinfected with COVID after being sick? The timing largely depends on when you were last vaccinated or boosted, the state of your immune system, your age and presence of underlying health conditions. huffpost.com/entry/covid-re

3. Where are the new variants spreading? While the virus has evolved to be much more transmissible than previous variants, the way COVID-19 spreads hasn’t changed. huffpost.com/entry/common-p

4. Can the BA.4 and BA.5 variants spread outdoors? Since BA.5 is more transmissible than prior variants indoors, it is likely that it’s more transmissible outdoors, too. And although being outside is still much, much safer not all outdoor spaces are created equal.

5. So, does this mean you’re at risk every time you step outside? No, thankfully. But there is increased risk as we continue to deal with a more transmissible virus strain. Here’s what experts know and don’t know about COVID spread outdoors:

huffpost.com

Can The Newest COVID Variants Spread More Easily Outdoors?

Outdoor settings were generally considered "safe" during the COVID-19 pandemic. But are new subvariants changing that?

The new COVID-19 variants are more transmissible than ever, but how different do symptoms look compared to a year ago? Here are the BA.5 COVID symptoms that are most common right now.

huffpost.com

The BA.5 Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing The Most Right Now

The new COVID-19 variants are more transmissible than ever, but how different do symptoms look compared to a year ago?