UUP COVID-19 Weekly Digest - Week of 12/05/21

Hello, and welcome back to the Weekly Digest! We hope your week has been going well. This week's articles cover new information on the Omicron and Delta variants, vaccine mandates, and vaccine inequality. View the links below to learn more. Enjoy, and see you next week!

New Jersey News:

• 1st case of omicron variant detected in New Jersey
• NJ GOP Assembly members defy vaccine proof mandate for voting session

National News:

• Covid cases on the rise again, but it’s still delta, not omicron, driving the surge
• Omicron COVID-19 variant found in five U.S. states

Global News:

• Omicron map: Tracking the new Covid-19 variant around the world
• Covid: Don't panic about Omicron variant, WHO says

Vaccination News:​

• Covid omicron variant linked to vaccine inequality, experts say

Thanks for reading!