Top federal health officials warned in a briefing Tuesday morning that the omicron variant is rapidly spreading in the United States and could peak in a massive wave of infections as soon as January, according to new modeling analyzed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Omicron spreading rapidly in U.S. and could bring punishing wave as soon as January, CDC warns
But federal and some pharmaceutical executives signal they do not currently favor revising vaccines, saying existing regimen plus boosters are effective
Updated December 14, 2021 at 8:02 p.m. EST|Published December 14, 2021 at 3:08 p.m. EST