Most Americans know all this, but for public health elites, fear and edicts seem to increase as dramatically as the news coverage of the variant has.
South Africa first reported the new strain to the World Health Organization eight days ago, leading to the perception that the variant first emerged there.
You may not hear this on CNN or NBC, or from Anthony Fauci, but multiple European countries found earlier omicron cases, too.
"Belgium, the first European country to report the presence of the new variant, has said that a case tested positive on November 22, and had developed symptoms 11 days after travelling to Egypt via Turkey," a short but informative Tuesday piece from an India-based news site notes.
McClatchy reported late Wednesday that "Even before omicron was first detected in South Africa, state and local labs were collecting the genetic sequences of 15,000 to 20,000 diagnostic tests each week, allowing scientists to keep track of what COVID-19 variants were circulating in communities across the country. Thousands more are collected by private labs and academic institutions."
While new cases are up more than 10% globally, deaths are down 2%. It's very possible omicron is contagious but not nearly as virulent as some want to believe.
Moment of chaos in the White House Briefing Room as, for the second time today, Today News Africa's Simon Ateba goes full Jim Acosta on Jen Psaki, demanding he be called on to denounce the Biden administration's travel ban on countries in southern Africa pic.
It's becoming increasingly difficult to discern fact from fiction, and unfortunately the media has a strong bias. They spin stories to make conservatives look bad and will go to great lengths to avoid reporting on the good that comes from conservative policies. There are a few shining lights in the media landscape-brave conservative outlets that report the truth and offer a different perspective. We must support conservative outlets like this one and ensure that our voices are heard.
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