U.S. Disease Control Center: Omikon BA.5 subtype has become the main strain that leads to new crown pneumonia in the United States

On July 5th local time, according to data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the BA.5 subtype of the new crown virus Omircong strain has become the main strain in the United States that leads to the new crown pneumonia.Data show that the BA.5 subtype infection case currently accounts for 53.6%of the new crown virus infection in the United States, while the BA.4 subtype infection cases account for 16.5%, and the total of about 70%of the total number of new crown virus infections.

It is reported that these two subtypes can easier to escape the protection of new crown vaccines and previous infections.However, experts said that the new crown vaccine can still provide an important protective role, and experts call on the American people to complete the vaccination as soon as possible.(CCTV reporter Xu Tao)

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