L.A. Times: Biden faces uncertain threat with Omicron variant as evolving pandemic tests nation's patience
President Biden is racing to show the country that his administration is prepared for the Omicron variant as the World Health Organization warned there's a "very high" risk of new global outbreaks, a possibility that could prove demoralizing to Americans weary of a pandemic that began nearly two years ago.
"This variant is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic," Biden said from the White House after emerging from a meeting with public health advisors Monday.
Much about Omicron, which was first identified in South Africa last week, remains unclear. Some scientists fear it could prove highly contagious or evade protection from vaccines that have already been developed, but public health officials said it could take two weeks to develop clearer answers to those questions. No evidence has emerged that Omicron’s symptoms are different, or more severe than previous variants either.
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WNU Editor: 1,876 Americans died from Covid-19 this past Monday, and 1,550 Americans died from Covid-19 yesterday .... Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count (New York Times). These numbers are buried in the media with little if any coverage, knowing too well that it would undermine/damage the Biden administration's handling of the pandemic. But Omicron has the potential to change everything if the worse case scenario happens, a fact that even the above L.A. Times post acknowledges is a possibility.
Update: The Biden administration is losing public support on its handling of the pandemic (see graph below).
