Omicron Is Now the Dominant Variant in the United States

Omicron Is Now the Dominant Variant in the United States: Less than three weeks after the Omicron variant was first detected in a patient in the U.S., it has become the dominant coronavirus strain in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

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