Omicron live updates: Variant found in 6 people in Nebraska, 1 person traveled to Africa

Moderna president tells MarthaRaddatz what we know about the omicron variant, saying, 'There is a scenario that the current vaccines wouldn't be, by themselves, sufficient...but that doesn't mean that they wouldn't work at all.'

Over 97% of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees are vaccinated, according to data released Friday by the Department of Health and Human Services.

In other HHS divisions, 96% of Food and Drug Administration employees are vaccinated and 99% are in compliance. At the National Institutes of Health, 97% are vaccinated and 99% are in compliance.

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