{"id":375069,"date":"2021-12-01T23:43:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T20:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/first-case-of-omicron-variant-in-the-u-s-is-in-a-san-francisco-resident-returning-from-south-africa-health-officials-confirm\/"},"modified":"2021-12-01T23:43:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T20:43:00","slug":"first-case-of-omicron-variant-in-the-u-s-is-in-a-san-francisco-resident-returning-from-south-africa-health-officials-confirm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/first-case-of-omicron-variant-in-the-u-s-is-in-a-san-francisco-resident-returning-from-south-africa-health-officials-confirm\/","title":{"rendered":"#: First case of omicron variant in the U.S. is in a San Francisco resident returning from South Africa, health officials confirm"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" 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Lee<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#: First case of omicron variant in the U.S. is in a San Francisco resident returning from South Africa, health officials confirm<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_new_variant_has_been_detected_in_at_least_21_countries\"><\/span>\n  The new variant has been detected in at least 21 countries<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"article body\">\n<div class=\"article__side\">\n<div class=\"container--sticky not-active\">\n<div id=\"cx-next\" data-nosnippet>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000505781\" role=\"document\">\n<div 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vaccinated and recently <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ed to South Africa is the first confirmed case of the omicron variant in the U.S., local and federal health officials said Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> was first confirmed by Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden\u2019s chief medical adviser, during a White House press briefing on Wednesday afternoon. Federal health officials said Tuesday that 226 cases of the new variant had been detected in 20 countries.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       The individual received two doses of Moderna Inc.\u2019s<br \/>\n        MRNA,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/205619834\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-10.94%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       COVID-19 vaccine and has not received a booster dose, according to Dr. Grant Colfax, San Francisco\u2019s director of public health.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All close contacts have tested negative so far. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not a surprise,\u201d Colfax said during a press briefing on Wednesday. \u201cWe knew that omicron was going to be here. We thought it was already here. We just haven\u2019t detected it yet. So this is cause for concern but [it] is also certainly not a cause for us to panic. We are prepared here in the city for this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The individual left South Africa on Nov. 21, landed on Nov. 22, and got tested on Nov. 25 after developing mild symptoms, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said during a separate news conference. The test came back positive on Nov. 28 and was then sent off for sequencing.\u00a0The individual, who lives in San Francisco, is between the ages of 18 and 49 years old. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe individuals they have come into contact with have not tested positive yet to our knowledge,\u201d Newsom said.<\/p>\n<p>Omicron last week was classified as a \u201cvariant of concern\u201d by the World Health Organization, setting off a string of action, including border closures and new testing requirements for international travelers entering the U.S. <\/p>\n<p>There are <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/en\/activities\/tracking-SARS-CoV-2-variants\/\" class=\"icon none\">five SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern<\/a>, including the delta variant, which was behind the summer surge in cases over the summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At this time, there are very few known facts about the omicron variant; however, the number of mutations and the location of mutations indicate it may be more transmissible and it may affect someone\u2019s immune response. Fauci said this week he expects that more information about the variant will be available within the next two to four weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"cx-membership-tile\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAlthough some preliminary information from South Africa suggests no unusual symptoms associated with the variant, we do not know and it is too early to tell,\u201d Fauci said Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>Health officials continue to urge people to get vaccinated, get a booster, and wear masks in public indoor settings. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve said it over and over again, and it deserves repeating. If you\u2019re not vaccinated, get vaccinated. Get boosted if you are vaccinated,\u201d Fauci said. \u201cContinue to use the mitigation methods; namely masks, avoiding crowds and poorly ventilated spaces. Choose outdoors rather than indoors. Keep your distance; wash your hands; test and isolate if <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriate.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>    <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author mobile-scrim hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Jaimy Lee\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[{\"type\":\"link\",\"icon\":\"bio\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/topics\/journalists\/jaimy-lee\",\"text\":\"Biography\"},{\"type\":\"link\",\"icon\":\"twitter\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaimy_lee\",\"text\":\"@jaimy_lee\"}]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jaimy_Lee\"><\/span>Jaimy Lee<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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