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Joe Biden likely infected by highly contagious BA.5 subvariant

President Biden's coronavirus likely stemmed from the Omicron subvariant BA.5, currently the most dominant strain of the virus in the U.S., according to a letter from the White House physician on Saturday.

The big picture: BA.5 is responsible for 75%-80% of infections in the U.S., his physician Kevin O'Connor said in a letter on Saturday.


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