The recently named Omicron COVID-19 variant has been discovered in about a third of all U.S. states, according to a tally of states that have reported cases. No deaths have been associated with the variant, which was described as one of concern by the World Health Organization late last month, in the United States or around the world. At least 16 U.S. states have reported Omicron cases as of Sunday: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin, according to an Epoch Times tally of news reports. In some cases, fully vaccinated individuals contracted the COVID-19 Omicron variant. For example, the Minnesota Department of Health on Dec. 2 confirmed a fully vaccinated male contracted the new strain while attending an anime convention in New York City. Biden administration COVID-19 adviser Anthony Fauci, during an interview on CNN’s “State of …