NEW YORK — New York City’s top health official predicted Monday it’s “a matter of days” before the omicron variant of COVID hits the city — and to prepare, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced child care workers will now be required to get the vaccine by mid-December. “We definitely believe we will see this variant soon,” de Blasio said. “At the same time, it’s good that we don’t have any cases reported so far … it’s giving us time to get information and prepare.” City Health Commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi credited the city’s COVID-19 surveillance and testing system with being able to detect variants…

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