UUP COVID-19 Weekly Digest - Week of 11/28/21

Hello everyone, welcome back to the UUP COVID-19 Weekly Digest! In this week's edition, we dive into information pertaining to the new COVID strain called omicron, new travel bans, Governor Murphy's booster shot, and much more. To learn more, refer to the links to articles below. We hope you enjoy and see you next week!

New Jersey News: 

• NJ health officials prepare for omicron. What we know about the latest COVID variant
• Gov. Murphy got his COVID booster shot and says you should too

National News: 

• Omicron Covid-19 variant could already be in U.S., Fauci says
• U.S. imposes travel ban from eight African countries over Omicron variant

Global News: 

• A heavily mutated Covid variant emerges in southern Africa: Here’s what we know so far
• Omicron variant puts world in a 'race against time', says EU Commission President

Vaccination News: 

• Covid omicron variant linked to vaccine inequality, experts say
• Moderna chief predicts existing vaccines will struggle with Omicron

Thanks for reading!