What we know about COVID-19 variant XE XE may be more contagious than BA.2 — but its spike protein isn't different. Here's why that's a good thing Salon · Apr 13, 2022
The new omicron subvariant XE is getting attention. How concerned should we be? LOS ANGELES — Even as the highly contagious omicron subvariant BA.2 is increasingly dominating California and the U.S., an even more potentially contagious subvariant, XE, has attracted the attention of global scientists. Los Angeles Times · Apr 7, 2022
Colds and the flu vanished during COVID – but, behold: They’re back They’ve arrived just when life seemed good again. Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2022
Infectious omicron BA.2 now dominant in US, with coronavirus spring rise likely LOS ANGELES — The highly infectious BA.2 omicron subvariant is now the dominant version of the coronavirus circulating in the United States, according to federal estimates, a development that is triggering fresh concerns of a potential springtime wave. Los Angeles Times · Mar 29, 2022