New subvariant of COVID’s Omicron strain known as BA.2 now accounts for 1 in 5 new infections in N.J. as officials say it is harder to distinguish and spreads faster than original with changes to severity yet unknown

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March 16, 2022

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New subvariant of COVID’s Omicron strain known as BA.2 now accounts for 1 in 5 new infections in N.J. as officials say it is harder to distinguish and spreads faster than original with changes to severity yet unknown

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New subvariant of COVID’s Omicron strain known as BA.2 now accounts for 1 in 5 new infections in N.J. as officials say it is harder to distinguish and spreads faster than original with changes to severity yet unknown

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