The good news: Booster shots mostly reconstitute protection, reducing the need for the U.S. to roll out an entirely new vaccine formula specific to omicron.
Cases in the U.S. are up nearly 45% in the last month. Also, universities including Princeton, Cornell and NYU are canceling all events and moving exams online due to COVID-19 concerns.The nation's top health officials warned Wednesday that the fast-rising omicron variant"undoubtedly" compromises the protection of two doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, putting the U.S.
The speculation about what happens next has rattled many Americans as they prepare to travel for the holidays. Cases of the new variant have been doubling every two days, with a sevenfold increase in the prevalence of the omicron variant in the last week-- proving itself to be even more transmissible than the delta variant.
The White House on Wednesday sought to tamp down any speculation of lockdowns. Jeff Zients, Biden’s chief coordinator on the COVID response, said they weren't necessary. In New York, a statewide mask mandate for all indoor public places was to take effect Jan. 15 unless businesses already have a vaccine requirement in place. In Texas, the governor has tried to ban mask mandates and isNew York University and Princeton University joined Cornell University this week in canceling events and moving winter exams online.
"The omicron variant undoubtedly compromises the effects of a two-dose mRNA vaccine induced antibodies and reduces the overall protection," Fauci said. But early studies"indicate that boosters reconstitute the antibody titers and enhance the vaccine protection against omicron," he added. The dreary possibility was discussed in a phone call on Tuesday with public health organizations, which said the message from the CDC was to take steps now to blunt the impact.
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