Well, it was only a matter of time.

City health leaders say they're not surprised

that the Omacron COVID variant was detected here in San Francisco.

The Omacron variant is here.

Another case of the Omacron variant in the U.S.

The CDC tracking confirmed case in Minnesota.

The breaking news that we're following the first detected case of the Omacron variant

of the coronavirus has been found here in Colorado.

Here's what we know.

But because this case was community acquired, health officials believe it could have been spreading already here in Hawaii.

But that this case is still not known how quickly Omacron may spread

or how much protection vaccines will provide.

We'll know a lot more in a few weeks.

But already the threat of the new variant is a little fire under public health messaging.

I've seen more.

A doctor found she that had my wife.

We could each other.

On Thursday, President Joe Biden announced a new plan to combat a COVID winter surge.

And it doesn't include shutdowns or lockdowns, but widespread vaccinations and boosters and testing a lot more.

Biden announced stricter testing guidelines for international travel,

a pledge to send millions more vaccine doses to countries in need,

and a push for booster shots among the 100 million fully vaccinated adults who haven't yet gotten theirs.

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