New York City Covid Cases Double in Three Days As Omicron Tightens Its Grip

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The Omicron variant is making its way through the East Coast — just in time for the holidays. What's that mean for the rest of the country?

It also raises a lot of questions: like how this is possible in such a highly vaccinated population, and what it tells us about the effectiveness of the existing Covid vaccines and boosters. Here’s what’s going on in New York City, and what it means for the rest of the country.

Although it will take a while to get the definitive numbers, at a press briefing on Dec. 16, New York City Health Commissioner Dave Chokshi, MD, said 13 percent of the city’s cases at the beginning of this week were caused by Omicron.

 

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Not a damn thing!!

The sheer stupidity of comments here.800,000 dead,40 million cases,90 million walking around unvaccinated like all is well absolutely mind blowing.

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People with the sniffles..get over it

some sphincters will convulse ... fear porn is not my thing

Nothing if people wouldn't panic but our fearless no nothing but to panic and fear monger everyone her in New York and other blue states.

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