35K views · 380 reactions | The first person diagnosed with the omicron variant of COVID-19 in L.A. County was improving Friday without medical care. The individual was fully vaccinated and in isolation. https://abc7.com/11295109 | ABC7 | Facebook

324K views · 62 reactions | The overall global risk of the Omicron variant is “very high," the World Health Organization (WHO) warns. https://abcn.ws/3xGhbft Plus, Ghislaine Maxwell is set to appear in a New York courtroom to face sex trafficking charges. https://abcn.ws/3D8pKAF | On Location | Facebook

6.5K views · 52 reactions | How do symptoms of the Omicron variant compare to previous variants like Delta? As Carlos del Rio explains here, there is a difference and one that hits children harder than most adults. In the full video, he and Jodie Guest discuss the latest COVID-19 guidance — including vaccines, testing, quarantine and isolation — amid an ongoing surge. Video ➡️ https://links.emory.edu/eT | Emory University | Facebook

As the new COVID variant fuels a new wave of infections around the world, here’s what we know so far about Omicron and its symptoms 👇 | Al Jazeera English