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The mayor in a tweet said his test came back positive on Wednesday.
The Omicron variant was quickly becoming the dominant strain of the virus across the US. Experts say that the booster shot is key in preventing bad Omicron symptoms.
New Jersey residents scrambled to get COVID-19 tests in the days before Christmas, with lines between 5 and 9 hours long.
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