“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that all people aged five and over take a full course of vaccinations to protect themselves,” the regulator said in a statement.
On November 25, it became known that scientists have identified a new strain of coronavirus in Botswana, South Africa and Hong Kong, which could potentially become the most dangerous.
Later it was designated by the Greek letter "omicron".
The head of the technical team of the Emergency Diseases Unit of the World Health Organization (WHO), Maria Van Kerkhove, put forward a hypothesis about the origin of the new strain.
Amid a surge in coronavirus infection in New York State, Governor Katie Hawkul has declared a state of emergency until January 15, 2022.