The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that it has identified more than 40 cases of Omicron strain in the United States. More than three quarters of all those infected have been vaccinated against COVID-19, and almost all of them were mildly ill.
Director CDC doctor Rochelle Valensky told that when infected with Omicron, people experienced symptoms such as cough, nasal congestion and fatigue… And only one in more than 40 people was hospitalized. The doctor spoke about this in an interview. Associated Press.
Rochelle Walenski stressed that it is premature to draw conclusions about the danger of Omicron, since the existing data are very early. According to the CDC, some cases of infection with a new variant of the coronavirus may become more serious over the course of several days and weeks.
As for the first cases discovered, Walenski emphasized that most of the sick are young people and about a third of these patients have traveled the day before for the border.
The CDC is currently trying to determine if the Omicron strain causes more severe disease than other types of coronavirus. The conclusion that nalmost all cases are still mild, maybe a reflection of the fact that the disease has affected mainly vaccinated peoplewho are expected to have milder illnesses, CDC officials said.
As OBOZREVATEL reported, preliminary laboratory research show that two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine dropped significantly in effectiveness against the new Omicron strain. At the same time, manufacturers say that a vaccine adapted for the South African variant of COVID-19 may not be ready until March 2022.
Let us remind you that from December 9 in Ukraine, the list of professions for which COVID vaccination is mandatory is expanding… The list added employees of executive authorities, companies “Ukrzaliznytsya” and “Ukrposhta” and others. Now the unvaccinated will be removed from work.
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