The Omicron subvariant BA.4 & BA.5 are circulating in the San Antonio community. Doctors say there's limited information on these variants so far.
Metro Health is tracking the current COVID-19 spike in San Antonio. The new variants make up about 70% of the new cases.– Atalia Lara was able to keep COVID-19 away since the pandemic started, but two weeks ago she tested positive.“I had a lot of fever,” she said. “A lot of fatigue. I could barely get out of bed. And I was like, so, so tired.”
Anita Kurian, with Metro Health, said they are tracking the current COVID-19 spike. She said the new variants make up about 70% of the new cases. But subvariants BA.1, 2,and 3 are also still out there and people can get one strain followed by a different strain in a matter of weeks.Baptist Health Doctor Duane Hospenthal said studies show the infections might be milder for those who have been vaccinated and boosted.
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