Feb 8
New York Deer Infected With Omicron, Study Finds
White-tailed deer on Staten Island have become the first wild animals with documented Omicron infections. The coronavirus has now been found in deer in 15 states.
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White-tailed deer on Staten Island have become the first wild animals with documented Omicron infections. The coronavirus has now been found in deer in 15 states.
Research suggests that deer are catching the virus from humans and then spreading it to other deer, and there is no evidence that the animals are transmitting it back to people. But longer-term, widespread circulation of the virus in deer would give … [1143 chars]
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Feb 06 Sun:
China’s Zero-Covid Strategy ‘Won’t Work’ Against Omicron, Says U.S. Epidemiologist
Beijing may not be able to use the same “authoritarian approaches” against omicron because this variant is unlike the others, says a top U.S….
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