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COVID Q&A: New Omicron Variant BA.5 Dominant in Mass.

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MassachusettsJuly 12, 2022 11:33 am

COVID Q&A: New Omicron Variant BA.5 Dominant in Mass.

Top Boston doctors talk about BA.5, the omicron subvariant now dominant in Mass., whether it could drive a new surge and who should get another booster during NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “COVID Q&A.”

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