Covid-19: CDC Predicts When Peak Wave Of Infections Is Possible As Omicron Spreads In US

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) health officials have issued a warning that the Omicron variant could soon cause a large surge of infections across the United States, according to a new report.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning that the Omicron variant could soon cause a large surge of infections across the United States, according to a new report.
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Nicole Valinote

12/15/2021 2:30 p.m.

Health officials said on Tuesday, Dec. 14, that the wave of infections caused by the highly-transmissible variant could reach a peak as soon as January, The Washington Post reported.

The CDC reported on Tuesday that it estimates the Omicron variant currently accounts for about 3 percent of the COVID-19 cases in the US.

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said genomic sequencing estimates that in New York and New Jersey, the Omicron variant is about 13 percent of cases.

"It is more transmissible, and we're seeing that in other countries as well, that it's rapidly becoming the more predominant strain," Walensky told the Today Show. "But I want to emphasize that we have the tools now."

Walensky said the best way for people to protect themselves against COVID-19 is to get vaccinated if they haven't yet, and get a booster vaccine when they are eligible.

Read the full report from the Washington Post here.

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