CDC Issues Covid-19 Winter Warning

Washington Post: Omicron spreading rapidly in U.S. and could bring punishing wave as soon as January, CDC warns 

Top federal health officials warned in a briefing Tuesday morning that the omicron variant is rapidly spreading in the United States and could peak in a massive wave of infections as soon as January, according to new modeling analyzed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

The prevalence of omicron jumped sevenfold in a single week, according to the CDC, and at such a pace, the highly mutated variant of the coronavirus could ratchet up pressure on a health system already strained in many places as the delta variant continues its own surge.  

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CDC Issues Covid-19 Winter Warning 

Omicron now makes up 3% of all US COVID diagnoses, CDC warns, with 13% of all new infections in New York and New Jersey now caused by the variant, as House warns of 'large wave' of new strain -- Daily Mail  

Mayo Clinic expert warns Omicron will overtake Delta as dominant US COVID strain within weeks and trigger ‘explosion’ of infections with new variant now spreading too quickly to track -- Daily Mail  

CDC warns of coming Omicron wave -- Medical Press 

Federal officials predict Omicron infections could peak in 'massive wave' as soon as January -- The Week

CDC director: Early data suggests Omicron may be less severe, but 'a lot of people' will still get sick -- Business Insider  

CDC estimates 13% of all cases in NY and NJ could be omicron infections, Director Walensky says -- CNBC 

Omicron is invading America—and cannibalizing Delta -- The Hill  

‘We’re heartbroken. We’re overwhelmed’ — U.S. hospitals grapple with delta outbreak as omicron takes root -- CNBC