<em>The Atlantic </em>Daily: What We Know About the Omicron Variant
Should you be panicking? No, but you should be paying attention.
by Caroline Mimbs Nyce
Nov 29, 2021
3 minutes
The coronavirus is flying through the Greek alphabet. On Friday, the World Health Organization designated Omicron a “variant of concern”—spooking stock markets and triggering a new round of international travel bans. Today, President Joe Biden echoed the WHO’s language, calling Omicron a “cause for concern,” but warned Americans not to panic.
, my colleague Katherine J. Wu says. We caught up with Katie to discuss what we know about the variant (which is pronounced or , if you were wondering) and
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