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This week’s R&D covers the omicron variant of COVID-19. First discovered in South Africa, the variant is still under study and as of the time of this R&D’s creation, a handful of cases have been identified in the United States. There are fears that the new variant might infected vaccinated individuals and be more contagious than the delta variant from India.
As the omicron variant stirs concerns across the globe, the CDC says all American adults who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 should get a booster shot. https://t.co/bwuKaSZMaG
— U.S. News & World Report (@usnews) December 2, 2021
The possibility that Omicron might now outcompete Delta has the world on edge and may yet see markets lose their cool. We explain how wildly it differs from other variants https://t.co/KZFM8lNm7P
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) December 2, 2021
Biden says his top experts anticipate COVID-19 cases to increase in the weeks and months ahead as the omicron variant is likely to spread throughout the United States this winter. https://t.co/XiYLK6DWTj
— Roll Call (@rollcall) December 2, 2021
There are indications that individuals fully vaccinated against #COVID within six months or with the booster are also protected against the #Omicron variant,https://t.co/5UFdHe21ug
— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) December 2, 2021
Atlanta Fed president doesn’t expect Omicron variant to derail U.S. economic recovery https://t.co/JM3SUVLqjG
— Real Time Economics (@WSJecon) December 2, 2021
Omicron variant fuelling ‘exponential’ rise in Covid cases, say South Africa officials https://t.co/aEkRrOCiM5
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) December 2, 2021
Even before the discovery of Omicron, most economists thought that China’s growth would slow to 4.5-5.5% next year, as a property slowdown bites. But worse scenarios are imaginable https://t.co/Jfd17oCbVn
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) December 2, 2021
Germany announced new rules to prevent unvaccinated people from going to bars and restaurants, or shop anywhere but places like pharmacies or grocery stores to break a soaring fourth wave of Covid and prevent the spread of the Omicron variant. https://t.co/skOiu1CkZC
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 2, 2021
Omicron: How dangerous is the new variant first found in South Africa? https://t.co/F9mZxdxVry
— New Scientist (@newscientist) December 2, 2021
Scientists in South Africa tracking the spread of Omicron say they are seeing a rise in reinfections in people who had recovered from Covid-19, suggesting previous infection provides reduced protection against the new variant https://t.co/a2CksCF54G
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 2, 2021