The COVID-19 variant Omicron is celebrating a birthday of sorts. One year ago today, it was labeled “a variant of concern” by the World Health Organization.
Nov. 26, 2022 --
Omicron’s impact on public health and lifestyles worldwide has been so profound that its official naming is now commemorated in a widely distributed ““The United States, Canada, Russia and a host of other countries joined the European Union in restricting travel for visitors from southern Africa” in response to Omicron’s emergence, The Associated Press history column says.
From December 2021 into the new year, the high transmissibility of Omicron fueled cases to record levels.
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