"The recent emergence of Omicron further emphasizes the importance of vaccination and boosters. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: COVID infections are surging around the world. "With other variants, like Delta, vaccines have remained effective at preventing severe illness, hospitalizations, and death," the agency said, noting that Delta remains the main variant circulating the US. As the omicron variant of COVID-19 has spread rapidly around the world, some countries have re-imposed lockdowns. The agency expects that people infected with the variant "can spread the virus to others, even if they are fully vaccinated or don't have symptoms." The share of people testing positive in New York City doubled in three days this week, and one of the mayor's top health experts says it's an indication of omicron evading immunity in a way no. Officials in New York reported a record number of 21,027 positive COVID-19 cases on Friday ahead of the holiday season.Īccording to the CDC, while vaccines are "expected to protect against severe illness, hospitalizations, and deaths due to infection with the Omicron variant," the Omicron variant spreads quickly. As CNN reported on Sunday, the variant has been found in at least 45 states including California Louisiana, and New York. 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. New York state has confirmed 20 cases of the omicron variant. The first case of Omicron was detected in the US on Dec. Residents wait in line at a Covid-19 mobile testing site in the Times Square neighborhood of New York, U.S., on Sunday, Dec. It often indicates a user profile.ĭuring an interview on NBC's Meet the Press, Fauci added that the fast-spreading variant is "raging through the world." Per the World Health Organization, the variant has quickly spread to over 80 countries, CBS News reported. Omicron is very likely already here in the US Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis dismissed the latest flight restrictions as a 'knee-jerk reaction'. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. NSW and Victoria say they will not be altering plans to further lift COVID-19 restrictions and will not pursue an Omicron zero strategy to try to eradicate the new.
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