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   What is the Omicron variant?

   • Mayo Clinic News Network Mayo Clinic expert discusses the latest on omicron variant. The omicron variant has now been identified in at least 32 states, and experts believe it will become the dominant strain in the U.S. The omicron variant appears to be more transmissible than other variants, including delta, but has so far led to milder disease.

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   Why is Omicron classified as a variant of concern?

   • Dr. O'Horo goes on to explain the reason the WHO has classified omicron as a variant of concern. "That just indicates that this is one that has a high potential to cause some continued spread and become a dominant strain.

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   What are the biggest questions about the Omicron variant?

   • Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, is among the researchers around the world following the new variant. Some of the biggest questions about omicron are how easy it spreads and the severity of illness it causes. Watch: Dr. Gregory Poland talks about the omicron variant.

   Omicron transmissibility and virulence: What do they mean?

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   Is Omicron a trivial illness?

   • Right now, the United States is averaging approximately 400,000 new cases a day. Dr. Gregory Poland: If you are immunized and boosted, and you have a healthy immune system, omicron is highly likely to be a trivial illness. Now, that doesn’t mean you can’t transmit it to somebody else, where it won’t be a trivial illness.

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   How common is Omicron?

   • Narrator: The omicron variant is spreading at an alarming rate. Right now, the United States is averaging approximately 400,000 new cases a day. Dr. Gregory Poland: If you are immunized and boosted, and you have a healthy immune system, omicron is highly likely to be a trivial illness.

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   What is virulence in Omicron?

   • Virulence refers to the likelihood of disease that would be caused by that infection," says Dr. Poland. Research to better understand omicron's transmissibility and virulence is happening now, and Dr. Poland says it will take several weeks. "The way I've put it to people is this way: we've heard a fire alarm and we see smoke.

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   Dec 16, 2021 · Since omicron may produce milder symptoms, how can people tell if they are infected with the omicron variant or they simply have a common cold? What we are finding with the omicron variant is that people are having symptoms that are similar to a common cold, which is what the vaccination does by changing a severe disease to a milder infection.

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   COVID-19, also called coronavirus disease 2019, is an illness caused by a virus. The virus is called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, or more commonly, SARS-CoV-2. It started spreading at the end of 2019 and became a pandemic disease in 2020. The virus that causes COVID-19 spreads most commonly through the air in tiny droplets of fl...

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   Typical COVID-19symptoms often show up 2 to 14 days after contact with the virus. Symptoms can include: 1. Dry cough. 2. Shortness of breath. 3. Loss of taste or smell. 4. Extreme tiredness, called fatigue. 5. Digestive symptoms such as upset stomach, vomiting or loose stools, called diarrhea. 6. Pain, such as headaches and body or muscle aches. 7....

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   COVID-19is caused by infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, also called SARS-CoV-2. The coronavirus spreads mainly from person to person, even from someone who is infected but has no symptoms. When people with COVID-19 cough, sneeze, breathe, sing or talk, their breath may be infected with the COVID-19virus. The coronav...

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   The main risk factors for COVID-19are: 1. If someone you live with has COVID-19. 2. If you spend time in places with poor air flow and a higher number of people when the virus is spreading. 3. If you spend more than 30 minutes in close contact with someone who has COVID-19. Many factors affect your risk of catching the virus that causes COVID-19. H...

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   Complications of COVID-19include long-term loss of taste and smell, skin rashes, and sores. The illness can cause trouble breathing or pneumonia. Medical issues a person already manages may get worse. Complications of severe COVID-19illness can include: 1. Acute respiratory distress syndrome, when the body's organs do not get enough oxygen. 2. Shoc...

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   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends a COVID-19 vaccine for everyone age 6 months and older. The COVID-19 vaccine can lower the risk of death or serious illness caused by COVID-19. The COVID-19vaccines available in the United States are: 1. Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine 2024-2025 formula. This vaccine is available for ...

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   Jun 21, 2024 · Concern over variants, sometimes called strains, of the virus that causes COVID-19 is based on how the virus might change. A virus could get better at infecting people, spread faster or cause people to get sicker.

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   Dec 1, 2021 · As Mayo Clinic COVID-19 experts learn more about the omicron variant, they are looking to answer several questions. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently classified this new COVID-19 strain as a variant of concern.

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   • Older age. People of any age, even children, can catch COVID-19. But it most commonly affects middle-aged and older adults. The risk of developing dangerous symptoms increases with age, with those who are age 85 and older at the highest risk of serious symptoms.
   • Lung problems, including asthma. COVID-19 targets the lungs, so you're more likely to develop severe symptoms if you already have lung problems, such as
   • Heart disease. Many types of heart disease can make you more likely to develop severe COVID-19 symptoms. These include: Cardiomyopathy. Pulmonary hypertension.
   • Diabetes and obesity. Type 1 or type 2 diabetes can increase your risk of serious COVID-19 symptoms. Having a higher body mass index that’s considered overweight, obese or severely obese also increases this risk.

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   Dec 3, 2021 · Cases of COVID-19 caused by the omicron variant have been detected in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Mayo Clinic experts are actively monitoring the new variant to better understand how it behaves.

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   Jan 6, 2022 · Narrator: The omicron variant is spreading at an alarming rate. Right now, the United States is averaging approximately 400,000 new cases a day. Dr. Gregory Poland: If you are immunized and boosted, and you have a healthy immune system, omicron is highly likely to be a trivial illness.