The Rapidly Spreading Omicron Variant Is An Under Reported Disaster
The Omicron Variant of COVID-19, first discovered in South Africa, has been rapidly spreading across the United States in recent weeks. Testing lines are brutally long, at home testing is impossible to find, daily average cases are higher than ever, and it is with absolute certainty that those case counts are very well under reported. We’re finding ourselves in situations that are akin to the early months of the pandemic in March and April of 2020. The Omicron Variant is an under reported disaster, while it affects millions of people, their jobs, and the economy as millions across the country continue to spread COVID-19 every single day.
Omicron Takeover
As the Delta Variant raged for months on end, it is nearing a total wipeout by the new Omicron Variant. In late December 2021, the CDC published a study that shows the jump from Delta being 99% of cases, to the Omicron Variant surpassing Delta with Omicron accounting for nearly 60% of cases in the week leading up to December 25th, 2021.
The CDC has also reported on December 20th that the Omicron Variant has “increased transmissibility” and is able to “evade…
