‘Tidal wave’: Omicron could put US Covid-19 surge into overdrive | Malay Mail

NEW YORK, Dec 18 — Two years into the coronavirus pandemic, the United States is confronting another dark winter, with the red-hot Omicron variant threatening to worsen an already dangerous surge of cases.

The National Football League rescheduled three weekend games after multiple teams were hard hit by outbreaks. The Omicron variant appears to be far more transmissible than previous iterations and more agile in evading immune defences, according to early studies. Preliminary data in South Africa suggests Omicron leads to milder illness than the Delta variant, which is still driving much of the current wave. But a British study released yesterday found no difference in severity between the two variants.

Fauci also said officials are discussing whether to redefine what it means to be “fully vaccinated” to include booster shots.The latest surge is creating yet another round of disruptions to daily life, though widespread lockdowns have not been put in place. Eric Hrubant, the chief executive of CIRE Travel, said he hadn’t yet seen a wave of cancellations, as he did in August when the Delta variant swept the country. But worried clients have inundated the agency with calls about new Covid-19 protocols, such as mandatory travel quarantines.Several states have hit alarming levels of cases and hospitalisations.

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