BA.2.86: What you need to know about the 'highly-mutated strain' of a COVID-19 variant
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BA.2.86 In an unusually fast move, the variant was classified by the World Health Organization as a “variant under monitoring.” (WFTV.com News Staff)
BA.2.86 In an unusually fast move, the COVID-19 variant was classified by the World Health Organization as a “variant under monitoring.” (WFTV.com News Staff)
BA.2.86 In an unusually fast move, the COVID-19 variant was classified by the World Health Organization as a “variant under monitoring.” (WFTV.com News Staff)
BA.2.86 In an unusually fast move, the COVID-19 variant was classified by the World Health Organization as a “variant under monitoring.” (WFTV.com News Staff)
BA.2.86 In an unusually fast move, the COVID-19 variant was classified by the World Health Organization as a “variant under monitoring.” (WFTV.com News Staff)
BA.2.86 In an unusually fast move, the COVID-19 variant was classified by the World Health Organization as a “variant under monitoring.” (WFTV.com News Staff)
BA.2.86 In an unusually fast move, the COVID-19 variant was classified by the World Health Organization as a “variant under monitoring.” (WFTV.com News Staff)
BA.2.86 In an unusually fast move, the COVID-19 variant was classified by the World Health Organization as a “variant under monitoring.” (WFTV.com News Staff)
BA.2.86 In an unusually fast move, the COVID-19 variant was classified by the World Health Organization as a “variant under monitoring.” (WFTV.com News Staff)
BA.2.86 In an unusually fast move, the COVID-19 variant was classified by the World Health Organization as a “variant under monitoring.” (WFTV.com News Staff)
New strain of coronavirus The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that it has begun tracking a recently discovered COVID-19 strain, BA.2.86, after a case of the highly-mutated variant was reported in Michigan. (loops7/Getty Images)