According to the Los Angeles Times, Vice President Harris said Friday that the Biden administration did not know about the emergence of new coronaviruses.
We didn't know Delta was coming. Harris told the Times in an interview that most scientists did not see Delta coming. We didn't see Omicron coming. This awful virus has been, as it turns out, has different types of genes.
Benjamin Oreskes posted on December 18, 2021.
Omicron could replace Delta as the most common strain in the US by early next year, according to disease experts.
According to early data, Omicron may be more transmissible but cause less severe illness than other coronaviruses.
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, there will be more than 40,000 deaths in the US by January 8.
In New York, on Friday, there were 21,027 new COVID-19 cases in a single day, the highest number the state has ever recorded.
