# Cicada, the SARS-CoV-2 Variant With a Surprising Trajectory

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Podcast: [JAMA Medical News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/jama-medical-news-779603)
Published: 2026-04-17T15:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/jn-learning/audio-player/10.1001/jama.2026.6290
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Duration seconds: 344

## Resource

JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Lead Senior Staff Writer Rita Rubin discuss "What to Know About Cicada, or BA.3.2, the Latest SARS-CoV-2 Variant Under Monitoring." Related Content: What to Know About Cicada, or BA.3.2, the Latest SARS-CoV-2 Variant Under Monitoring

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