The CDC has reached out to tens of thousands of people who attended a recent anime convention in Manhattan as it works to understand the risks of the Covid-19 omicron variant.
who later tested for omicron, as a way to collect data on the transmissibility of the variant.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said more information is needed about transmissibility, disease severity and immunity evasion of omicron. Data from the anime convention could be particularly useful to understanding how the omicron variant will affect people in the United States.
“You can imagine the people who go to anime conferences are not reflective of everybody. They’re probably younger and healthier and able to travel. It will give us a limited view,” she said, adding that details such as how recently attendees had received vaccine shots and if they were adhering to mask guidelines could yield important insights.
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