Definitions for OMICRON variant
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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How to pronounce OMICRON variant?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say OMICRON variant in sign language?

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. Rochelle Walensky:

   We know what we need to do against Delta, and that is get vaccinated, get boosted if you're eligible and continue all of those prevention measures, including masking. And those are very likely to work against the Omicron variant.

2. World Bank:

   The continuation of China's zero-Covid policies in the face of the The Omicron variant variant will hurt economic activity in China and have negative spillovers onto the rest of the region.

3. The FDA:

   RADx recently performed preliminary studies evaluating the performance of some antigen tests using patient samples containing live virus, which represents the best way to evaluate true test performance in the short-term, early data suggests that antigen tests do detect the omicron variant but may have reduced sensitivity.

4. Ken Jacobs:

   The Omicron variant brings many of these issues back, frontline retail and restaurant workers are again facing difficult decisions about health risks and the need to put food on their own tables.

5. Robert Isom:

   The Omicron variant has affected the timing of a full revenue recovery, bookings are recovering quickly after dropping off considerably in early December, though they're still not back to pre-Omicron levels.