The Omicron variant is making its way through the East Coast — just in time for the holidays. What's that mean for the rest of the country?
It also raises a lot of questions: like how this is possible in such a highly vaccinated population, and what it tells us about the effectiveness of the existing Covid vaccines and boosters. Here’s what’s going on in New York City, and what it means for the rest of the country.
Although it will take a while to get the definitive numbers, at a press briefing on Dec. 16, New York City Health Commissioner Dave Chokshi, MD, said 13 percent of the city’s cases at the beginning of this week were caused by Omicron.
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