How to Use omicron variant in a Sentence

omicron variant

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  • The strains are cousins of the omicron variant, which wreaked havoc on North Texas hospitals for months.
    — Marin Wolf, Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • But the omicron variant had plenty of surprises in store.
    — Amanda Mascarelli, The Conversation, 17 May 2023
  • The website for free at-home tests has had an on-and-off presence since the winter of 2022, when the omicron variant was driving cases up across the country.
    — Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2023
  • That last happened when the omicron variant was named in November 2021.
    — Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2023
  • But just as preproduction kicked into gear in South Africa, the omicron variant reared up and forced scouting to end.
    — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The newest shots target an omicron variant named XBB.1.5.
    — Wire Services, Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2023
  • That strain of the virus is no longer circulating — the omicron variant and its sub variants are the predominant strains throughout the world.
    — Nicole Wetsman, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The bivalent shots target both that original strain and the omicron variant.
    — Nicole Wetsman, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Experts offered a few likely explanations for the downward trend in long Covid cases: the uptake of vaccines and treatment, and the nature of the omicron variant.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Its findings suggest that a sore throat became more common after the omicron variant grew dominant in late 2021.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2023
  • This fear gained attention when the omicron variant abruptly emerged with its strikingly large suite of genetic changes.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Read more: Is the omicron variant Mother Nature’s way of vaccinating the masses and curbing the pandemic?
    — Amanda Mascarelli, The Conversation, 17 May 2023
  • Now, with the latest omicron variant, XBB, fueling a resurgence in cases, the response from China’s government and the public is muted at best.
    — Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC News, 25 May 2023
  • That is about the same number of genetic mutations as there was between the original omicron variant and prior variants.
    — Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Analysts expected those declines compared to last year when the omicron variant of the coronavirus was surging.
    — Tom Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2023
  • About one in ten of the study’s participants infected with the omicron variant suffer from long Covid, but the condition remains difficult to research.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 May 2023
  • That’s because last month, Pfizer updated the third dose of its primary series to contain the bivalent vaccine, which covers the omicron variant, too.
    — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 25 Apr. 2023
  • At the same time, vaccines and past waves have given many people lasting protection against the worst outcomes of an infection, and the now-dominant omicron variant appears to cause less-severe disease than those that came before.
    — Matthew Griffin, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • But by late 2022, China’s anti-Covid strategy was being strained by public fatigue and the highly transmissible omicron variant, and the government announced its end.
    — Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 29 June 2023
  • Studies have also shown a decline in long Covid rates after the rise of the omicron variant, though researchers disagree as to whether the variant itself is associated with fewer long-term health issues than its predecessors.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2023
  • As the omicron variant wave began to subside, Missouri legislators considered a proposal that would have set the maximum rate staffing agencies could charge at 150% of the average wage rate of the prior three years plus necessary taxes.
    — Bram Sable-Smith, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2023
  • After the omicron variant emerged, organizers postponed last year’s event and scaled it back, allowing samba schools with their electrifying costumes and floats to parade, but barring the hundreds of roving street parties called blocos.
    — Marina Dias, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Reinfection rates were consistently higher throughout the pandemic for people with HIV and were highest during the original omicron variant phase, according to the report.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2023
  • In December, as authorities struggled to contain the highly transmissible omicron variant, the zero-covid policy was dropped.
    — Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 6 June 2023
  • The researchers noted the antibodies against the omicron variant increased significantly.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The resulting wave of cases, driven by the highly transmissible omicron variant, brought a huge increase in hospitalizations and deaths that experts say were underreported by officials.
    — Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 25 Aug. 2023

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