Omicron could bring the worst surge of COVID yet in the U.S. — and fast
Scientists are projecting the surge to peak in January. Just how massive it could be depends on how quickly Americans get boosted and change behavior to slow the spread.
How bad could an omicron surge get this winter?
Until key questions about the new coronavirus variant are answered, it's impossible to predict its impact with certainty. Still, several teams of scientists are using computer models to project possible scenarios for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Among the is one from the at the University of Texas at Austin. That group has modeled 16 omicron scenarios that cover a range of "how quickly it spreads, how easily it evades immunity and how quickly we're able to roll, who directs the consortium.
