The Stealth Omicron Variant Is Here: What You Need to Know
Prevention via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Omicron variant quickly took over as the primary driver of COVID-19 infections in the U.S. soon...
Is the 'stealth' omicron subvariant something to worry about? Here's what the experts say
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 dwindle across the United States and worldwide,...
4 ‘Stealth Omicron’ Cases Found In FL, 2 In Miami-Dade: Report
Patch via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAlthough the number of new COVID-19 cases reported daily in Florida is declining, four “stealth...
As 'stealth omicron' advances, scientists are learning more
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe coronavirus mutant widely known as “stealth omicron" is now causing more than a third of new...
Four 'stealth omicron' cases found in Florida as COVID-19 deaths surpass 1,000 for second week
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAt least four cases of the so-called "stealth omicron" variant have been discovered in Florida as...
‘Stealth Omicron’ was just overtaken in the U.S. by a new subvariant that evades immunity
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 12 months agoIt’s not clear whether the even stealthier Omicron will cause a new wave of infections—a “wave upon...
Study reveals likely reason for 'stealth' Omicron's recent success
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCOVID-19 vaccines are holding up against "stealth" Omicron almost as well as they do against the...
Los Angeles Sees First Cases Of New “Stealth” Omicron Strain, BA.2, One Day After California Reports...
Deadline via Yahoo News· 1 year agoUPDATED, 3:02 PM: Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer confirmed today that the...
Omicron BA.2 subvariant not detected in Michigan yet — but experts are concerned
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt's been called "stealth omicron" and though it has yet to be detected in Michigan, there's growing...
BA.2 variant: Everything we know about the new ‘stealth Omicron’ Covid strain
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHealth chiefs have revealed they are officially monitoring a new version of Covid-19 – which has...
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SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variantCOVID-19
The Omicron variant is a variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. It was first reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) from South Africa on 24 November 2021. On 26 November 2021, the WHO designated it as a variant of concern and named it "Omicron", the fifteenth letter in the Greek alphabet. wikipedia.org
- On 24 November 2021, the variant was first reported to the WHO from South Africa, based on samples that had been collected from 14 to 16 November.
- The Omicron variant likely will spread more easily than the original SARS-CoV-2 virus and how easily Omicron spreads compared to Delta remains unknown. CDC expects that anyone with Omicron infection can spread the virus to others, even if they are vaccinated or don’t have symptoms.
- More data are needed to know if Omicron infections, and especially reinfections and breakthrough infections in people who are fully vaccinated, cause more severe illness or death than infection with other variants.
- Current vaccines are expected to protect against severe illness, hospitalizations, and deaths due to infection with the Omicron variant. However, breakthrough infections in people who are fully vaccinated are likely to occur.
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