BA.5 transmissibility, new mask mandates, and the WHO declaration regarding monkeypox By Yvonne Puig (US) & Daphne Calderon (US) on July 25, 2022 Between 60 to 75 percent of new COVID-19 diagnoses are now said to be attributed the BA.5 variant. Health officials have advised anyone who has not had a second booster to do so now, with fears that existing immunity could…