New Omicron Covid-19 Subvariants on the Rise in U.S., CDC Says
New offshoots of the Omicron Covid-19 variant that virus experts say appear to spread easily are on the rise in the U.S., the latest federal data show, underscoring how the virus is mutating and presenting new risks as it proliferates. Emory University’s, Dr. Jodie Guest, professor and vice chair of the Department of Epidemiology at Rollins School of Public Health, says, “October should be the month where we are getting that bivalent vaccine and getting our flu shot.”