Variant. Its hard to tell whats spreading faster this morning, the variant or dpfear. Is it more contagious, is it more lethal . Does it evade vaccines . It will take weeks to get answers. Overnight, the United States banned entry for noncitizen travelers from south africa and seven neighboring countries. At least 44 other countries are also imposing travel restrictions. Japan, israel and morocco have suspended all arrivals of foreign nationals, basically shutting down their borders. A Growing Number of countries reporting confirmed cases of the Omicron Variant, including canada. The variant has not been detected in the u. S. Yet. We say yet because Health Officials say it may already be here. The cdc is currently sequencing coronavirus genomes, working closely with state Health Officials. South african epidemiologist is aleem abdul karim talked about what theyre seeing there. Based on the Current Evidence in south africa, its transmitting faster than the Delta Variant and the overlap
Omicron variant is. Dr. Fauci also said existing vaccines will provide some degree of protection against severe cases of covid. Meantime the uk calling for an Emergency Meeting of g7 Health Leaders with the u. S. Will begin restricting travel from a african countries naming the slow of the spread of this variant. All of this is scientist raced to learn more about the new strain and how effective current vaccines might be against it. Jonathan serrie Live In Atlanta where the Cdc Headquarters is located. Canadian Health Authorities have confirmed two cases of the Omicron Variant in ontario. They both involve people who had recently traveled to nigeria, canada now joining the uk and other nations, the netherlands, growing list of nations reporting cases of the Omicron Variant of the coronavirus. Israel has approved a plan to foreign nationals and require its own citizens to quarantine after traveling abroad. Is really Health Officials have authorized the use of controversial Cell Phone Tr
Will good morning and welcome to fox Friends Weekend on this morning where we continue the most beautiful tradition in television, your pictures from across the nation, beautiful patriotic scenery playing the National Anthem. I get accused a lot, pete, of being a separatist at times. Have anyone of your pictures is gold random, beautiful, unidentifiable, could be generic photos of a barn in a field, that once wisconsin oh, no thats wisconsin. Rachel thank you, wisconsin, for sending in all of your photos, it was the wisconsin starspangled banner moment. Pete other states also have cornfields. Rachel no one is nicer than wisconsin. The dog on the boat, i have a picture of skippy that looks just like that. Pete even the one with mountains she was like that could be wisconsin. Rachel the photos were so beautiful. I assumed it was all wisconsin. Will you won her heart and ours. Keep the photos coming in a. Rachel favorite part of our morning. Will awesome. Set the tennis meter to 10 he say
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