Europe's latest COVID wave appears to be slowing already, despite all this chatter about omicron overtaking delta by Christmas, as at least one British scientist has suggested it will. And in South Africa, scientists say the omicron variant isn't causing any deaths or severe infections, in keeping with the view that the variant will likely cause more mild infections than delta.
In the US, the situation is even more subdued. While cases have seen a slight uptick over the past week, the number of deaths has remained near its lows.
Meanwhile, Santa Clara County reported its first case of the omicron variant, health officials confirmed Friday, in an individual who had been fully vaccinated, but didn't receive their booster shot. It was California's 14th case of the omicron variant so far.
Santa Clara's Public Health Director Dr. Sara Cody said the following in response: "Although there are still many unknowns about this variant, we strongly recommend getting vaccinated and getting your booster if you haven’t already to help guard against Omicron...It is a new variant, but we know what to do, and that’s to continue with all our layers of protection: vaccinate, boost, mask, ventilate, distance, and test often." --->READ MORE HERE
The newest variant of COVID-19 is the omicron strain.
The omicron variant is showing up all over the world and now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a report outlining what is known so far about the new variant.
The CDC report found that the majority of Americans who have been infected with omicron were actually already vaccinated.
“Among these [43] cases of COVID-19 attributed to the Omicron variant, 34 (79%) occurred in persons who completed the primary series of an FDA-authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccine ≥14 days before symptom onset or receipt of a positive SARS-CoV-2 test result,” the report noted.
This figure included 14 individuals, or nearly a third, who had also received an additional or booster dose of the vaccine. --->READ MORE HEREFollow links below to related stories and resources:
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