As of January 17, 2022 there were more than ten times the infections during the peak of the delta wave in April 2021. This unprecedented level of infection leads experts to believe that more than 50% of the world will have been infected with omicron by March, 2022. IHME models suggest that increasing mask use, expanding vaccination coverage, and delivering third doses of the vaccine will have a very limited impact on the course of the omicron wave. Although this virus shows no signs of disappearing, it is expected that there will be a period of weeks or months where the world will experience low levels of virus transmission.
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