Advertisement
Australia markets closed
  • ALL ORDS

    7,817.40
    -81.50 (-1.03%)
     
  • ASX 200

    7,567.30
    -74.80 (-0.98%)
     
  • AUD/USD

    0.6417
    -0.0008 (-0.13%)
     
  • OIL

    83.03
    +0.30 (+0.36%)
     
  • GOLD

    2,398.00
    0.00 (0.00%)
     
  • Bitcoin AUD

    101,171.66
    +6,142.55 (+6.46%)
     
  • CMC Crypto 200

    1,337.31
    +24.68 (+1.88%)
     
  • AUD/EUR

    0.6026
    -0.0005 (-0.08%)
     
  • AUD/NZD

    1.0892
    +0.0017 (+0.16%)
     
  • NZX 50

    11,796.21
    -39.83 (-0.34%)
     
  • NASDAQ

    17,394.31
    -99.31 (-0.57%)
     
  • FTSE

    7,830.42
    -46.63 (-0.59%)
     
  • Dow Jones

    37,775.38
    +22.07 (+0.06%)
     
  • DAX

    17,681.22
    -156.18 (-0.88%)
     
  • Hang Seng

    16,224.14
    -161.73 (-0.99%)
     
  • NIKKEI 225

    37,068.35
    -1,011.35 (-2.66%)
     

Omicron variant 'almost definitely' in U.S. -Former FDA chief

"Just looking at the number of cases coming off planes this weekend," Gottlieb said, "it's almost a certainty that there have been cases that have gotten into the United States."

Gottlieb said while it's unknown whether the Omicron variant is able to evade vaccines, the United States is in a much better position now than it was a year ago to detect the new variant.