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omi·cron vari·ant

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  1. OMICRON variantnoun

    The World Health Organization (WHO) uses the Greek alphabet to describe variants of concern of SARS‑CoV‑2, the virus which causes COVID-19. On November 26, 2021, Omicron was assigned to the B.1.1.529 variant of concern.


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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of omicron variant in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of omicron variant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of omicron variant in a Sentence

  1. Laith Abu-Raddad:

    Those who got infected with a pre-Omicron variant now have really limited protection against the infection of BA.4 or BA.5, so they can not really count on natural immunity to protect them, those who get infected more recently with an Omicron variant, they have pretty good strong immunity -- but of course not total immunity -- against reinfection.

  2. Fumio Kishida:

    Quick action is needed given the rapid spread of the omicron variant.

  3. Jared Polis:

    I still encourage everybody who hasn't been vaccinated to get protected. And for those who are, make sure to get that booster after six months. The data shows it's important and very likely even more so with this omicron variant.

  4. Steve Nalley:

    This is a very complicated environment for the entire energy sector, our forecasts for petroleum and other energy prices, consumption, and production could change significantly as we learn more about how responses to the Omicron variant could affect oil demand and the broader economy.

  5. New South:

    A number of these cases are likely to be the Omicron variant.

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