Chicago-area infectious disease specialist gives the latest on BA.5

The COVID-19 warning level in Chicago returned to “high” last week as cases rose in dozens of states.

By Claire Hyman
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A health worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 to be applied to children from 5 to 11 years old, in Mexico City, on June 27, 2022. Pedro Pardo/AFP / Getty Images
nurse holding vaccine
A health worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 to be applied to children from 5 to 11 years old, in Mexico City, on June 27, 2022. Pedro Pardo/AFP / Getty Images

Chicago-area infectious disease specialist gives the latest on BA.5

The COVID-19 warning level in Chicago returned to “high” last week as cases rose in dozens of states.

By Claire Hyman
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With the highly infectious BA.5 variant driving a new wave of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations around the country, Reset gets the latest on the variant and what you can do to stay protected.

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