Omicron Variant: What We Know Now About the Newest COVID Strain

A new strain of the virus that causes COVID-19, known as B.1.1.529, has been labeled the “Omicron variant” by the World Health Organization and classified as a “variant of concern.” It will be weeks until hard answers are available about things like reinfection potential, antibody resistance and susceptibility to vaccines — but for now, this is what we know so…