Chances are, you know someone who has COVID right now. In fact, it may feel like everyone you know is testing positive. 
We’re now in the sixth wave of COVID-19, and this one is promising to be just as disruptive as the others. 
?Even if you?re feeling done with COVID, everything is going to be impacted in the next month if we don?t do anything, including education and healthcare,? says Janine McCready, an infectious diseases specialist at Michael Garron Hospital in Toronto.
While it might feel like there?s nothing you can do as this wave crashes over us, there are still ways to protect your family from getting it (or getting it again) and limiting spread can also help schools stay open and minimize disruption to the health care system.  It’s also important to know what to do if your kid does get COVID during this wave. Here’s what parents need to know about the BA.2, the Omicron subvariant that’s fueling this sixth wave. 
What are the symptoms of BA.2"
Compared to previous variants, upper respiratory issues are more common with BA.2, says Christos Karatzios, a paediatric infectious diseases specialist at the Montreal Children’s Hospital. ?We?re seeing congestion, sore throats, hoarseness and loss of voice?not as much taste and smell loss as with previous variants,? he says. Coughing and fever are still fairly common. 
McCready says that, anecdotally, she’s heard of gastrointestinal symptoms occurring a lot more in both kids and...