Happening Today: New York City's new health commissioner will lead his first COVID briefing. NatDuddridgeTV has the details:
, BA.2 sub-lineage infections are highest in our area. In New York and New Jersey, 39% of the virus in circulation is now BA.2.
"What we're seeing with BA.2 is not really any more severe disease, not any more immune evasion than we saw with the original Omicron. We do see that it's a bit more transmissible -- some have predicted 30%, others have predicted 80% more transmissible," said CDC Director Rochelle Walensky. The new sub-lineage is also raising concerns overseas, where it has grown to dominate cases reported around the world. . Earlier this week, Pfizer asked for emergency approval for a fourth dose of its vaccine, but only for people 65 and older.
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