Wed Dec 1, 2021 – 6:22 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) — Wednesday saw the first confirmed case of the so-called “omicron” variant B.1.1.529) of COVID-19 to hit the United States in a fully vaccinated Californian traveling home from South Africa.
A press release from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) indicates that the unnamed individual experienced “mild symptoms that are improving” and the infection is believed to be contained, with the patient self-quarantining and all close contacts having tested negative.
The press release claims the variant’s emergence “further emphasizes the importance of vaccination” for everyone ages five and up and boosters for everyone 18 and up, but White House COVID czar Dr. Anthony Fauci acknowledged in separate remarks that the individual was “fully vaccinated,” though he had not yet gotten a booster.
It is not yet known how long ago the individual was vaccinated; whatever protection the COVID vaccines confer wanes substantially after just six months (or less, depending on the vaccine), driving the government’s push for booster shots.
The omicron variant has been detected in several nations, including Botswana, South Africa, Hong Kong, and Israel, sparking various travel bans, border closures, and new
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