Georgia health officials are preparing for a continuing rise in cases as the latest COVID-19 subvariant gains ground across the state.
Numbers from the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show the Omicron subvariant known as BA.5 is proving highly transmissible. It’s now the predominant strain behind COVID-19 infections nationally and in Georgia.
State Epidemiologist Cherie Drenzek at the Georgia Department of Public Health urges anyone eligible for vaccinations to get up to date on their shots, even people who have recently been infected.
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