New ‘Cicada’ COVID variant hits US: What BA.3.2 means and why experts are watching

The BA.3.2 COVID-19 variant, nicknamed “Cicada,” has emerged in the United States and multiple countries, prompting close monitoring by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization. Detected in wastewater and clinical samples, it remains a small share of cases in the U.S. but has spread internationally.

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