The Omicron variant has become the dominant strain in the U.S. and has been detected in every state except one.
South Africa’s recent decline in coronavirus cases is signaling a possible short wave for the new Omicron variant, which has presented a new challenge for hospitals worldwide and has quickly become the most dominant strain in the U.S. in only a matter of weeks. South Africa was the first country to report the rapid takeoff of the highly transmissible variant, and infectious disease experts have watched the wave there carefully in hopes of being able to predict what lies ahead for the rest of the world.
