Kirk here with a belated bit of information about the new subvariant behind the recent surge in COVID-19 cases. If you’d like to hear an audio report on what makes the BA.5 strain different, check out the NPR link: https://www.npr.org/2022/07/08/1110577348/a-new-covid-subvariant-is-now-dominant-in-the-u-s-heres-what-you-need-to-know https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14658353
P.S. Here’s a more recent article about the situation in Japan:
BA.5 Omicron to Be Dominant Strain in Japan by End-July https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2022070800844/
