Dr. Emily Landon shares the latest on the BA.2 COVID variant

A third of the COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are caused by the variant.

By Claire Hyman
Virus Outbreak
Fans storm the court at the conclusion of a college basketball game in Champaign, Ill., on Sunday, March 6, 2022. After about two months of falling COVID-19 cases, pandemic restrictions have been lifted across the U.S., and many people are taking off their masks and returning to indoor spaces. AP Photo/Michael Allio
Virus Outbreak
Fans storm the court at the conclusion of a college basketball game in Champaign, Ill., on Sunday, March 6, 2022. After about two months of falling COVID-19 cases, pandemic restrictions have been lifted across the U.S., and many people are taking off their masks and returning to indoor spaces. AP Photo/Michael Allio

Dr. Emily Landon shares the latest on the BA.2 COVID variant

A third of the COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are caused by the variant.

By Claire Hyman
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More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, cases are low in the U.S., but concerns remain about the BA.2 variant.

Reset charts the variant’s spread and ask an expert how we can stay safe. Plus, the FDA is planning to authorize another COVID-19 booster for adults 50 and up.

GUEST: Dr. Emily Landon, infectious disease specialist at the University of Chicago