/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/7NQBHXF6HNKRRND5POV77RMATQ.jpg "Omicron sub-variants BA.4, BA.5 account for 21% of COVID variants in U.S.")
Omicron sub-variants BA.4, BA.5 account for 21% of COVID variants in U.S.
June 14 (Reuters) - The BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron are estimated to make up about 8.3% and 13.3%...
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