DC Health confirmed its first confirmed cases of the COVID-19 omicron variant Sunday after four people tested positive.
According to DC Health:
- The first case is in an adult female who traveled domestically to Florida and New York. She had been fully vaccinated and was eligible for the booster vaccine but had not received it yet. All close contacts have been contacted and have been provided guidance by the DC Health Contact Trace Force.
- The second case is an adult female who traveled domestically during the Thanksgiving holiday to Maryland. She had been fully vaccinated and her booster vaccine status is unknown. All close contacts have been contacted.
- The third case is an adult male with no known travel. He had been fully vaccinated and his booster vaccine status is unknown. There were no known exposures or close contacts.
- The fourth case is an adult female who traveled domestically during the Thanksgiving holiday to Virginia. She had been fully vaccinated and her booster vaccine status is unknown. All close contacts have been contacted and have been provided guidance by the DC Health Contact Trace Force.
Their current conditions and potential symptoms were not provided.
Omicron is classified by the World Health Organization as a ‘Variant of Concern’, scientists are still working to determine how it compares with the predominant Delta variant in terms of transmissibility and disease severity.
“DC Health wants to restate that everyone 5 and older should get vaccinated. Anyone 16 or older who has received their second dose of Pfizer or Moderna on or before June 12, 2021, or who has received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on or before October 12, 2021, is encouraged to get a booster dose as soon as possible,” the department said.
The first known case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 in Virginia was detected on Dec. 9. Maryland announced its first case on Dec. 3.
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