BA.2 Omicron: What to Know About the New Covid Variant

A new Omicron variant, known as BA.2, is spreading throughout the world. In the U.S., it’s now the dominant version of the Covid-causing virus. That has public health experts worried about potential new Covid-19 surges. WSJ’s Daniela Hernandez explains what you need to know about this new, more transmissible Covid variant.

0:00 You’ve probably heard about BA.2
0:37 BA.2 vs. BA.1 Omicron variants
1:32 Is BA.2 more dangerous than previous Omicron versions?
2:20 Can you get reinfected with BA.2 if you had Omicron recently?
3:55 How to protect yourself against BA.2

I’m Daniela Hernandez, a health and science reporter for WSJ, and on this channel I’ll be covering a variety of subjects from Covid-19 to planetary science and climate change. If you’re interested in science and health and how cutting edge research impacts our lives, don’t forget to subscribe.

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[krisl.]

Really appreciate the calm, clear, yet not condescending way you message this information.

[silverfox]

I had covid in January 2022, and my sense of taste still isn't back to normal.

[aeiouaeiou]

It has already been dominant in Europe for over a month. Nothing happened people.

[doobyboy]

My family of 7 have Covid and this shit is no joke... Fever after fever after fever cough cough extreme fatigue... And we are all vaccinated.... Being sick and taking care of sick kids is an extreme challenge....

[Jenssenn]

I'm just having a corona.. Might be omicron 1 or 2 Idk, who is counting these... The funniest coincidence is that I was vaccinated 2 weeks ago with my first shot.. And then everything went wroooong 🤔
My symptoms: Started from throat, fever and now my body is pushing every peace of that heckin snot out of me by vomiting

Edit: Now I have 1 vaccine and a positive result of diseased corona.. Can't get the second vac for a while.

[ISHOWSPEEDG]

Now Covid is not so new to be concerned….it’s been 3 years

[successtosignificance]

I thought the Covid was never isolated so how do you determine what strain you have😳😳😳

[DJ-lqgp]

Ya, nobody's worried, move along.

[phatrix]

ba2 is old news, looks like wsj havnt heard of xe yet

[RetroJunk]

I am unvaccinated and currently have Omicron for the 2nd time. First tested positive Dec 10th and my only symptoms were congestion, very slight achiness in lower back/legs and loss of taste smell. This time around my symptoms are also mild. My symptoms started last Saturday (4/9/22) and I thought it was allergies because it was only congestion. Saturday night I had a low grade fever (100.3) for a couple hours. I am now on day 5 of symptoms and it's only been congestion. I have been taking ivermectin, vit d3, vit c and zinc daily. First time I also took quercetin but didn't have any this time around. Aside from that I have been keeping hydrated and getting outside/walking every day. I'm no doctor but I assume my previous infection only being 4 months ago had my body somewhat prepared this time around. I have noticed from personal experience that friends/family who have gotten covid while also being vaccinated seem to have a rougher go of it. Seems this is do to that fact that the vaccine fills the body with spike proteins so you're technically at a disadvantage if you do in fact get infected. Please don't take any of this as medical advice as I am not a professional. Just sharing my personal experiences. Stay healthy!

[pinonpine]

I had covid and I’ve never had it again, and I got over it quickly. Not vaccinated

[nickrich]

What's the word on a second booster?

[Bernz]

This video is full of bs…… give me a break…

[hanksnot]

I am omicron infection right now (day in my case at least it ain't just a 'mild' infection as far as just having a little scratchy throat and a few sniffles-I have fever, congestion, headache, productive cough, sore thoat, body aches, etc etc.

[beinquisitive]

Videos like this remind me why YouTube should bring back the thumbs down button👎👎

[boybata]

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