Despite two cases being detected in his state, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis reiterated he's not yet alarmed by the emergence of the omicron variant.
The governor reaffirmed his stance on waiting to get more answers about the variant.
"The last thing that we want is another wave," Polis said."Now, again, I think what we're all waiting to see is how virulent the omicron variant is, how effectively it can break through prior immunization and how contagious it is, and those three factors will really determine the spread of the virus."
The governor also stressed on"This Week" that the omicron variant level of community transmission in Colorado is currently low. "We have a few isolated cases, but we do regular wastewater screening," Polis said."It has not come up in that and we also screen about 15 to 20% of our tests, and we do tens of thousands of tests per day, for the indicators of the omicron variant. And none of those have come back with the omicron variant yet."
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