CDC statement on B.1.1.529 (Omicron variant) : media statement for immediate release: Friday, November 26, 2021

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  On November 26, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified a new variant, B.1.1.529, as a Variant of Concern and has named it Omicron. No cases of this variant have been identified in the U.S. to date. CDC is following the details of this new variant, first reported to the WHO by South Africa. We are grateful to the South African government and its scientists who have openly communicated with the global scientific community and continue to share information about this variant with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and CDC. We are working with other U.S. and global public health and industry partners to learn more about this variant, as we continue to monitor its path.
  
  CDC is continuously monitoring variants and the U.S. variant surveillance system has reliably detected new variants in this country. We expect Omicron to be identified quickly, if it emerges in the U.S.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Coronavirus Infections/prevention & Control COVID-19/prevention & Control SARS-CoV-2
• Document Type:
  Text
• Name as Subject:
  One Health Day
• Genre:
  Press Release
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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