
At least 32 cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant have been reported across 12 states — 7 cases in California, 1 in New Jersey in a Georgia resident, 1 in Utah, 2 in Colorado, 1 in Missouri, 1 in Pennsylvania, 3 in Maryland, 6 in Nebraska, 1 in Hawaii, 8 in New York, 1 in Minnesota and 1 in Massachusetts.
The biggest question is whether current, available vaccines will prevent severe cases spread by the Omicron variant.