CDC: Omicron BA.5 subtype has become the main strain of new coronary pneumonia in the United States

　　On July 5, local time, according to data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the BA.5 subtype of the mutated new coronavirus Omicron strain has become the main strain of new coronary pneumonia in the United States.

Data show that BA.5 subtype infection cases currently account for 53.6% of new coronavirus infections in the United States, while BA.4 subtype infections account for 16.5%, and the two together account for about 70% of the total number of new coronavirus infections.

　　It is reported that these two subtypes can more easily evade protection from the new crown vaccine and previous infection.

But experts say the new crown vaccine can still provide important protection, and experts call on the American people to complete the vaccination as soon as possible.

(CCTV reporter Xu Tao)