New Omicron Variant 2021. One scientist described the variant as. World races to contain new COVID threat the omicron variant.
The pace at which the new daily COVID cases are increasing in South Africa has left scientists suspecting it may be driven by the transmissibility of the new variant. November 26 2021 Statements and Releases. The World Health Organisation WHO on Friday named the new COVID-19 variant B11529 which has been detected in South Africa as Omicron and alarmed the siren among countries of the new variant.
The new variant added to investor anxiety that months of progress containing COVID-19.
And booster shots could potentially broaden the range of antibodies people make enabling them to fight against new variants like Omicron. November 26 2021 Statements and Releases. 11262021 0940 AM EST. Health agency recognized the new Covid strain first referred to as lineage B11529 and now named omicron as a variant of concern.