California confirms nation’s first omicron variant case
LOS ANGELES — The omicron variant of the coronavirus has made its way to California. The infected individual returned to the state from South Africa on Nov. 22 and tested positive Monday, federal health officials said. The person was fully vaccinated and experienced mild symptoms that are improving. “We knew that it was just a matter of time before the first case of omicron would be detected ...
by Luke Money, Rong-Gong Lin II and Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times
Dec 01, 2021
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES — The omicron variant of the coronavirus has made its way to California.
The infected individual returned to the state from South Africa on Nov. 22 and tested positive Monday, federal health officials said. The person was fully vaccinated and experienced mild symptoms that are improving.
“We knew that it was just a matter of time before the first case of omicron would be detected in the United States,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious
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