Omicron: Bill Gates cancels holiday plans due to omicron

The Microsoft founder says the first part of the new year could be bad, but Gates believes an omicron wave could last less than three months.

“Just when it seemed like life would return to normal, we could be entering the worst part of the pandemic,” Gates wrote. “Omicron will hit home for all of us. Close friends of mine now have it, and I’ve canceled most of my holiday plans.”

I know it’s frustrating to go into another holiday season with COVID looming over us. But it won’t be like this forever. Someday the pandemic will end, and the better we look after each other, the sooner that time will come.

— Bill Gates (@BillGates) December 21, 2021