State scanning for new variant
Thu, 12/02/2021 - 3:52pm
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No sign of Omicron in Vermont, for now
MONTPELIER- Omicron, a newly-identified COVID-19 variant said to be more infectious than previous variants, has not been identified in Vermont, state officials said at a press briefing Tuesday.
“We continue to obtain genomic sequencing information on SARS CoV 2 (COVID) specimens,” said Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine, “and obviously we’ll report any detection of this variant in Vermont.”