Experts stress that it's too early to tell, but that the variant is spreading fast.
The U.S. and other countries have tightened travel restrictions in response to the variant, but cases of Omicron continue to pop up in the U.S. The variant has been detected in 17 states so far, according toSouth Africa is facing a huge surge in COVID-19 infections as well.
Dr. Russo says that more data—and time—is needed. “Overall, the cases have been mild and that’s encouraging,” he says. However, he adds, as Omicron infects more people, doctors will get a better sense of how deadly the variant is in the overall population. “We’re still in waiting mode,” Dr. Russo says.Currently, the Delta variant is responsible for 99.9% of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., per. “Delta is still the big threat,” Dr. Russo says.
Dr. Adalja says that increased testing and doing your own personal risk calculation before you go into crowds and public spaces can help, too.
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