Why BA.5 Is the King of Coronavirus Variants

It was expected. It was predicted. And this variant, now recognized as one of the most infectious viruses known to man, is finally here.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Rapid mutation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus was expected and predicted, as vaccinating against any highly mutable virus, such as the coronavirus, pressures the virus to adapt. Omicron initially arose in “fully vaccinated” patients, raising suspicions that the mass vaccination campaign itself was driving the rapid mutation of the virus

• One of …