The World Health Organization says the variant “poses a very high risk.”
that Omicron’s signs of potentially heightened transmissibility could factor into a potential fifth COVID wave in the U.S.
In a recent speech, Biden said the current vaccines, in addition to the recommended booster for adults, should provide at least some protection against the new variant, though there is concern that the large number of mutations could render the vaccines less potent against Omicron. Still, little is definitively known at the moment, and scientists are racing to find out more.
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