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New COVID variant BA.2.86 raising concerns as hospitalizations jump

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are tracking the new BA.2.86 COVID-19 variant after it was reported at a University of Michigan lab. The CDC also says COVID hospitalizations jumped 14% the week of Aug. 5. Dr. William Schaffner, professor of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, joined CBS News to talk about the variant.
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