President Biden is addressing the nation on his plan to battle the Omicron variant, the New York Governor says the new variant will not lead to school closures or lockdowns, while New Yorkers stand in long lines to get tested for Covid-19 ahead of holiday travel.
CDC Director: Initial COVID-19 Vaccines ‘May Not Be Enough’ for Omicron
December 21, 2021
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The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that initial COVID-19 vaccines “may not prevent infection” from the Omicron COVID-19 variant. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky told CNBC that so far, preliminary data suggest the variant—named last month—can breach current vaccine antibodies. That means, she argued, that people need to “continue to wear…
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