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NJ Confirms Its First Case of Omicron Variant in Fully Vaccinated Traveler
The new variant's emergence comes at a time when core COVID rates across NY are rising; Thursday's daily case total of 11,300 was the highest single-day number since late January and hospitalizations are up 62% this month alone
By Jennifer Millman • Published 57 mins ago • Updated 51 mins ago
What to Know
New Jersey became the latest in a growing list of states to detect the omicron variant; five cases have already been confirmed in New York
At this point, there is no U.S. data to suggest that the variant first identified in South Africa is more lethal or a higher reinfection risk than earlier strains, but experts say it does appear to be more transmissible
A pre-print, non-peer-reviewed study by a team of South African researchers suggests omicron appears to have a "substantial ability" to evade natural immunity acquired from past COVID-19 infections
New Jersey health officials confirmed the state's first case of the omicron variant late Friday in a fully vaccinated traveler, Gov. Phil Murphy announced.
The Garden State appears to be the tenth in the country to detect the new variant, and it comes on the heels of five cases discovered in New York City and Long Island. Tri-state governors have all said it was only a matter of time before the new strain of the virus was detected in their states.
The traveler, Murphy said, is a fully vaccinated woman from Georgia who recently traveled to South Africa. She's been in isolation since testing positive on Nov. 28, the governor said...
NJ Confirms Its First Case of Omicron Variant in Fully Vaccinated Traveler
The new variant's emergence comes at a time when core COVID rates across NY are rising; Thursday's daily case total of 11,300 was the highest single-day number since late January and hospitalizations are up 62% this month alone
By Jennifer Millman • Published 57 mins ago • Updated 51 mins ago
What to Know
New Jersey became the latest in a growing list of states to detect the omicron variant; five cases have already been confirmed in New York
At this point, there is no U.S. data to suggest that the variant first identified in South Africa is more lethal or a higher reinfection risk than earlier strains, but experts say it does appear to be more transmissible
A pre-print, non-peer-reviewed study by a team of South African researchers suggests omicron appears to have a "substantial ability" to evade natural immunity acquired from past COVID-19 infections
New Jersey health officials confirmed the state's first case of the omicron variant late Friday in a fully vaccinated traveler, Gov. Phil Murphy announced.
The Garden State appears to be the tenth in the country to detect the new variant, and it comes on the heels of five cases discovered in New York City and Long Island. Tri-state governors have all said it was only a matter of time before the new strain of the virus was detected in their states.
The traveler, Murphy said, is a fully vaccinated woman from Georgia who recently traveled to South Africa. She's been in isolation since testing positive on Nov. 28, the governor said...
