- President Biden will give an update on the U.S. response to the Omicron variant today. Two senior health officials said it’s likely that the variant is already present in the United States despite not being detected yet. According to Dr. Anthony Fauci, U.S. officials have been meeting with their South African counterparts to better understand the variant’s potential impact. Meanwhile, National Institutes of Health Dr. Francis Collins said it would be two to three weeks before scientists know how well the existing COVID-19 vaccines work against omicron, but that they “will probably be OK.” Canadian health officials reported two cases of the COVID-19 omicron variant on Sunday, confirming for the first time that the variant has spread to North America. (Articles here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here)
November 29, 2021
D.C. News