The new Omicron Covid-19 variant has been detected in California. The CDC is working with health authorities in California to track the variant’s spread.
The new Omicron Covid-19 variant has been detected in California, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci told reporters Wednesday the individual was fully vaccinated, but added it is believed they did not receive a booster shot. They experienced “mild symptoms, which are improving at this point,” Fauci said. The California case is the first detected in the U.S. Dozens of cases have been reported in Europe, Asia and Africa. The initial case was detected in South Africa Nov. 24. President Joe Biden has since shut down travel from seven countries in southern Africa, including South Africa.