Opinion Today: Omicron is coming

This is what the U.S. needs to do next. 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Because the variant — now officially called Omicron — was caught relatively early, it means there’s time to do the research to untangle [pressing questions](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjiKROP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8yNy9vcGluaW9uL29taWNyb24tdmFyaWFudC1xdWVzdGlvbnMtY29yb25hdmlydXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIxMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00NjU4MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NTY2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYYxOH6ZhKvae6lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and formulate policy in response. “So let’s get our act together now,” [writes the columnist Zeynep Tufekci](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjiKROP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8yOC9vcGluaW9uL2NvdmlkLW9taWNyb24tdHJhdmVsLWJhbi10ZXN0aW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMTExMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDY1ODEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzU2NjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmGMTh-mYSr2nupSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). “Omicron, which early indicators suggest could be more transmissible than even Delta and more likely to cause breakthrough infections, may arrive in the United States soon if it’s not here already.” We have yet to understand the variant’s potential impact, but there’s a lot countries like the United States can do in the meantime. “A dynamic response requires tough containment measures to be modified quickly as evidence comes in, as well as rapid data collection to understand the scope of the threat,” Tufekci [argues](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjiKROP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8yOC9vcGluaW9uL2NvdmlkLW9taWNyb24tdHJhdmVsLWJhbi10ZXN0aW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMTExMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDY1ODEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzU2NjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmGMTh-mYSr2nupSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). “Vaccine manufacturers should also immediately begin developing vaccines specifically for Omicron.” At this point of the pandemic, people are likely used to living amid uncertainty. That doesn’t make it any easier or less exhausting. But as Dr. Ashish Jha [wrote in a guest essay](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjiKROP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8yNy9vcGluaW9uL29taWNyb24tdmFyaWFudC1xdWVzdGlvbnMtY29yb25hdmlydXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIxMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00NjU4MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NTY2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYYxOH6ZhKvae6lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) for Times Opinion, now isn’t the time to give in to fear or indifference. “It has been a long pandemic thus far, but let’s remember that this is not a reset to March of last year — the world has the means to manage this variant,” he writes. We have the tools to control the pandemic. They need to be distributed equitably and embraced widely. “Unlike in the terrible days of early last year, we have an early warning, vaccines, effective drugs, greater understanding of the disease and many painful lessons,” [writes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjiKROP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8yOC9vcGluaW9uL2NvdmlkLW9taWNyb24tdHJhdmVsLWJhbi10ZXN0aW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMTExMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDY1ODEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzU2NjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmGMTh-mYSr2nupSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Tufecki. “It’s time to demonstrate that we learned them.” [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjiKROP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODUmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMjExMTMwVwNueXRCCmGMTh-mYSr2nupSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [[Article Image] Pete Kiehart for The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjiKROP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8yOC9vcGluaW9uL2NvdmlkLW9taWNyb24tdHJhdmVsLWJhbi10ZXN0aW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMTExMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDY1ODEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzU2NjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmGMTh-mYSr2nupSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Zeynep Tufekci Omicron Is Coming. The U.S. Must Act Now. South Africa gave the world an early warning. Decisive action on containment and surveillance could help us control it. By Zeynep Tufekci](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjiKROP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8yOC9vcGluaW9uL2NvdmlkLW9taWNyb24tdHJhdmVsLWJhbi10ZXN0aW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMTExMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDY1ODEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzU2NjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmGMTh-mYSr2nupSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [[Article Image] Sydelle Willow Smith for The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjiKROP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8yNy9vcGluaW9uL29taWNyb24tdmFyaWFudC1xdWVzdGlvbnMtY29yb25hdmlydXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIxMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00NjU4MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NTY2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYYxOH6ZhKvae6lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Guest Essay 3 Questions We Must Answer About the Omicron Variant There are many unknowns but we have the means to manage the variant. By Ashish Jha](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjiKROP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8yNy9vcGluaW9uL29taWNyb24tdmFyaWFudC1xdWVzdGlvbnMtY29yb25hdmlydXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIxMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00NjU4MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NTY2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYYxOH6ZhKvae6lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Here’s what we’re focusing on today: Editors’ Picks [Guest Essay I Once Urged the Supreme Court to Overturn Roe. I’ve Changed My Mind. To overturn Roe now would be an act of constitutional vandalism — not conservative, but reactionary. 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