variants /tags/variants variants en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 05 May 2022 13:50:52 GMT What COVID might look like in the U.S. once we reach the endemic phase /news/2022-05-05/what-covid-might-look-like-in-the-u-s-once-we-reach-the-endemic-phase Andy Slavitt, former senior adviser to President Biden on COVID-19, shares what he thinks the endemic phase of COVID-19 will look like in the U.S. and how we can prepare for that stage now. Thu, 05 May 2022 13:50:52 GMT /news/2022-05-05/what-covid-might-look-like-in-the-u-s-once-we-reach-the-endemic-phase Adrian Florido, Courtney Dorning, Elena Burnett Can we trust rapid COVID tests against BA.2? This is what the experts say /news/2022-04-27/can-we-trust-rapid-covid-tests-against-ba-2-this-is-what-the-experts-say With the BA.2 subvariant of omicron pushing infection rates up, many are reaching for at-home rapid tests. Here's what experts say on how best to use them. Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:01:04 GMT /news/2022-04-27/can-we-trust-rapid-covid-tests-against-ba-2-this-is-what-the-experts-say Michael Levitt, Mary Louise Kelly 2 new omicron variants are spreading in N.Y. and elsewhere. Here's what we know /2022-04-14/2-new-omicron-variants-are-spreading-in-n-y-and-elsewhere-heres-what-we-know The variants — BA.2.12 and BA.2.12.1 — have been detected in New York and other states as well as 5 other countries. One has a mutation that seems to give it an edge in evading the immune system. Fri, 15 Apr 2022 10:02:31 GMT /2022-04-14/2-new-omicron-variants-are-spreading-in-n-y-and-elsewhere-heres-what-we-know Michaeleen Doucleff