That said, all the scientists I talked to agree that the efficacy of the vaccines will likely take a hit, probably a big hit, when it comes to stopping infections of omicron - so stopping mild or moderate cases. The populations are very different in terms of things such as age, vaccination and exposure rates. We don't know yet if omicron will spread in the U.S. What do we know?ĭOUCLEFF: First off, I want to be clear. We've been hearing a lot about the high number of mutations on this variant, which, of course, has implications for how effective vaccines may or may not be against it. Here to talk about what we do know are NPR science correspondents Joe Palca and Michaeleen Doucleff. KELLY: Lots of questions about just how big a problem this new variant will be and whether vaccines will hold up against it. But as the president's chief medical adviser, Anthony Fauci, told NPR today.ĪNTHONY FAUCI: It could be that it's here in such a very, very low level that it could be still at the point of it being a needle in a haystack.
It has not been found in the United States yet. The worrisome omicron variant of the coronavirus has been turning up all over the world.
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