they re also still studying the impact omicron could have in vaccines but they still maintain vaccines are effective in preventing death. after south africa discovered themicron variant, president biden has a travel ban against 18 countries including canada and health officials say it s probably here. governor kathy hochul declaring a state of emergency. today president biden made it clear that while we should be prepared, we shouldn t panic. this variant is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic. we have the best vaccine in the world, the best medicines, the best scientists and we re learning more every single day. sooner or later we ll see cases of this variant here in the united states. we ll have to face this new