What you need to know about the omicron subvariant

By Lynnea Domienik
A colorized scanning-electron-microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (the round blue objects) emerging from cells cultured in the lab. SARS-CoV-2 is the coronavirus that causes the disease COVID-19.
A colorized scanning-electron-microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (the round blue objects) emerging from cells cultured in the lab. SARS-CoV-2 is the coronavirus that causes the disease COVID-19. NIAID-RML/Science Source
A colorized scanning-electron-microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (the round blue objects) emerging from cells cultured in the lab. SARS-CoV-2 is the coronavirus that causes the disease COVID-19.
A colorized scanning-electron-microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (the round blue objects) emerging from cells cultured in the lab. SARS-CoV-2 is the coronavirus that causes the disease COVID-19. NIAID-RML/Science Source

What you need to know about the omicron subvariant

By Lynnea Domienik
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Cases of a subvariant of the omicron variant have been detected in the United States, but the World Health Organization has not yet classified it as a variant of concern.

Reset checks in with an infectious disease expert to learn more about what we know about this subvariant so far.

GUEST: Dr. Emily Landon, infectious disease specialist at the University of Chicago