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What to know about BA.5

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Covid case numbers are climbing and local health officials are in talks about reinstating a mask mandate.

But the public is largely feeling pandemic fatigue.

Dr. Pavitra Roychoudhury at the UW Virology Lab shares the latest information on Omicron variant BA.5 and the risk level in the community.

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