CDC data measured through last week estimates the Omicron sub-variant is responsible for about 55 percent of cases in the United States.
said he expected it would become the dominant variant because it is more transmissible than prior variants, including the original Omicron variant, but it does not appear to cause more severe illness, which led Fauci to say it is not currently a cause of
significant concern if cases rise slightly.The sub-variant of Omicron dubbed the"stealth" variant has become the dominant strain within the U.S., according to new CDC data. Above, people wait in line at a walk-up vaccination site in Washington, D.C., on November 29, 2021.
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