Dear Editor:
The omicron variant of the novel coronavirus is very likely already amongst us. There’s still an awful lot we don’t know about it, but here’s what’s evident so far. Omicron is exceptionally contagious. Doubling times for infections are on the order of two or three days. That is, in a worst case, a community with 100 active cases of omicron today might expect 200 active cases two or three days from now, 400…