Kids and omicron BA.2 variant. What are the risks?
Healthline: Mark Cameron, associate professor at the School of Medicine, discussed the BA.2 subvariant of omicron. “The COVID-19 vaccines have been proven safe and effective, and are our best method to prevent severe disease, hospitalization, and death, as well as complications such as MIS-C in children,” said Cameron. “Each time we release most of our basic public health precautions, the conditions align for a new surge.”