First Case of , Omicron Strain, Detected in the United States.<br />NPR News reports the first known <br />case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant<br />has been found in the United States.<br />According to the Centers for <br />Disease Control and Prevention, <br />the strain was detected in California.<br />According to the Centers for <br />Disease Control and Prevention, <br />the strain was detected in California.<br />The individual was a traveler who returned from South Africa on November 22. , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, statement, via NPR News.<br />The case was confirmed by the <br />health departments of San Francisco <br />and the state of California.<br />The case was confirmed by the <br />health departments of San Francisco <br />and the state of California.<br />The individual, who <br />was fully vaccinated... <br />had mild symptoms <br />that are improving, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, statement, via NPR News.<br />Dr. Anthony Fauci says the infected person isn't believed to have received a booster shot.<br />Dr. Anthony Fauci says the infected person isn't believed to have received a booster shot.<br />Cases of the Omicron strain had been previously identified throughout Europe to the Middle East.<br />Cases of the Omicron strain had been previously identified throughout Europe to the Middle East.<br />The strain was first <br />detected in South Africa.<br />Mutations of the variant have been <br />a cause of concern for the <br />World Health Organization (WHO).<br />The WHO says these mutations <br />"may be associated with immune escape potential and higher transmissibility.".<br />Despite the frustrations of the <br />ongoing pandemic, Dr. Fauci <br />remains cautiously optimistic.<br />Despite the frustrations of the <br />ongoing pandemic, Dr. Fauci <br />remains cautiously optimistic.<br />There's no doubt <br />that this will end, <br />I promise you that,<br />this will end. , Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser for the White House, via NPR News.<br />There's no doubt <br />that this will end, <br />I promise you that,<br />this will end. , Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser for the White House, via NPR News
