The new strain of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 dubbed omicron and classified a 'variant of concern' by the World Health Organization dominated headlines on the pandemic Monday, although experts stressed that it would take at least a couple of weeks before it can be determined whether it is more transmissible or more lethal than earlier variants.
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Omicron has some experts worried it could be more transmissible and more resistant to vaccines than previous variants of the virus.
Omicron has some experts worried it could be more transmissible and more resistant to vaccines than previous variants of the virus
Omicron has some experts worried it could be more transmissible and more resistant to vaccines than previous variants of the virus
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