US finds Omicron cases in 16 states, but 'principal' says mutation may not be severe

Medical personnel vaccinatedสมัครสมาชิก SLOTXOagainst COVID-19 to a woman in Johannesburg south africa On Saturday (Dec 4), as the world worried about an outbreak of the mutant "Omicron", South Africa reported the discovery for the first time.

Medical personnel vaccinated against COVID-19 to a woman in Johannesburg south africa On Saturday (Dec 4), as the world worried about an outbreak of the mutant "Omicron", South Africa reported the discovery for the first time.

Novel coronavirus 'Omicron' mutation has spread to a third of US states But the "delta" mutation is still the most prevalent version. U.S. health officials said Sunday (Dec 5), while chief physician Fauci pointed out the outlook for Omikron may be less dangerous. But we have to wait to see the results of more studies.

Although "Omicron", the latest mutant virus strain Causing concern around the world, but Dr. Anthony Fauci, a senior infectious disease specialist in America. said in an interview with CNN on Sunday that As seen so far, Omikron does not seem to cause serious disease. But he also stressed that It's too early to draw any conclusions. and will have to wait for the results of further studies

Fawci, who heads the medical advisory panel to President Joe Biden, added that in recent days America has needed to ban travel from South Africa to allow time to study the new mutation. But he hoped the administration would lift such travel restrictions in a timely manner. He also praised the South African government for being transparent about the Omikron encounter.

According to Reuters Even if only a few days have passed But now the United States has reported at least 16 cases of omicron, including the northeast, southern Great Plains. and the west coast with Wisconsin, Missouri and Louisiana. State groups with the most recent confirmed cases

Many of the infected were fully vaccinated and had mild symptoms. This included some people who received booster vaccinations, but no information was reported in this section.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, Chief Medical Advisor to President Joe Biden (Picture taken December 1, 2021).

However, Dr. Rochelle Walenski, director of the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said in an interview with ABC News the same day that 99.9% of newly diagnosed coronavirus cases in the United States are still a strain. delta

in the last seven days The average number of new U.S. cases in the United States has increased by an average of 119,000 over the past seven days. with 1,300 deaths, according to Reuters.