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There's Apparently A Sci-Fi Movie From 1963 Called 'Omicron'—And Here Come The Conspiracies

There's Apparently A Sci-Fi Movie From 1963 Called 'Omicron'—And Here Come The Conspiracies
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The newest identified variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, has received its name. Omicron is the name of the "o" character in the Greek alphabet, as well as the latest variant of concern first identified in South Africa.

As the word "Omicron" existed in vernacular before the pandemic, several pieces of pop culture contain the word. Perhaps most famously, the planet of King Lrrr from Futurama, Omicron Persei 8.

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