KNTV NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt November 28, 2021 01:36:00
Another, but potentially also invade the immune system >> and many mutations in omicron are similar to the highly contagious mutations in delta do we know if it is more transmissible than the delta variant? >> if you look at the data out of south africa, it does appear it is more transmissible than delta. i think again, it is sort of a small sample size. >> that sample size is only around 100 confirmed cases of omicron in south africa but officials describe an exponential rise in overall covid cases and blame the new variant with many likely not yet confirmed. as to whether it is more dangerou...