/tags/ba-2-12-variant BA.2.12 Variant en-US WLRN Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:01:04 GMT /news/2022-04-27/can-we-trust-rapid-covid-tests-against-ba-2-this-is-what-the-experts-say With the BA.2 subvariant of omicron pushing infection rates up, many are reaching for at-home rapid tests. Here's what experts say on how best to use them. Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:01:04 GMT /news/2022-04-27/can-we-trust-rapid-covid-tests-against-ba-2-this-is-what-the-experts-say Michael Levitt, Mary Louise Kelly /2022-04-14/2-new-omicron-variants-are-spreading-in-n-y-and-elsewhere-heres-what-we-know The variants — BA.2.12 and BA.2.12.1 — have been detected in New York and other states as well as 5 other countries. One has a mutation that seems to give it an edge in evading the immune system. Fri, 15 Apr 2022 10:02:31 GMT /2022-04-14/2-new-omicron-variants-are-spreading-in-n-y-and-elsewhere-heres-what-we-know Michaeleen Doucleff