- Scientists Scramble to Assess Magnitude of Omicron COVID’s Potency (washingtonpost.com)Before Even Receiving a Name, Omicron Could Have Spread in New York and the Country (nytimes.com)
- It’s Heeeere! Omicron Variant Found in Several U.S. States (nytimes.com)Emphasizing Tests, Biden Vows to Fight Omicron With ‘Science and Speed’ (nytimes.com)New York state detects five cases of Omicron variant on Thursday (theguardian.com)Dr. Fauci shoots down a reporter's 'really dangerous' idea to let the omicron variant run rampant (alternet.org)
- Supreme Court refuses to block vaccine mandate for Massachusetts hospital workers (courthousenews.com)
- International travelers stranded, angry in omicron’s wake: ‘The first thing I did was cry’
- Omicron possibly more infectious because it shares genetic code with common cold coronavirus, study says (washingtonpost.com)
- Scientists find clues to what triggers rare blood clots in AstraZeneca covid vaccine (washingtonpost.com)
- Joe Biden to discuss Omicron Covid variant in White House address (theguardian.com)
- Friends who attended anime convention with man who contracted omicron have tested positive for coronavirus, health official says (washingtonpost.com)
- EU Chief: Time to consider mandatory vaccinations (bbc.com)
- Dr. Anthony Fauci takes Sen. Ted ‘Cancun’ Cruz to the woodshed for suggesting he should face prosecution
