These update posts are getting shorter as time goes on, but we’re still learning about this variant! News items from this week include: Omicron now causing almost 100% of cases in the U.S., Northeast hotspots seem to be peaking, and more.
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Here are six other COVID-19 news items from the past week that didn’t quite warrant full posts. Including: CDC isolation guidance, a new reporting recipe, a variant that you should not freak out about, and more.
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As the Omicron surge continues, we are still learning more about this variant. Here are the major updates from this week, including: Omicron now causing over 90% of U.S. cases, hospitals becoming overwhelmed, possible peaks, and more.
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As Omicron spreads rapidly through the U.S., this variant is driving record case numbers—and record demand for testing, including both PCR and rapid at-home tests. In other words, it feels harder than ever to get tested for COVID-19, largely because more people currently need a test due to recent exposure to the virus than at any other time during the pandemic.
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It’s now been over a month since Omicron arrived in the U.S., and the variant’s impact is clear: January is about to be nasty. Here are the major updates from this week, ranging from an outdoor superspreader event to protection from vaccines.
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The majority of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are now caused by Omicron, and a massive surge is underway. But there’s good news: the variant continues to appear less likely to cause severe disease than past coronavirus strains, and South Africa’s wave may have already peaked.
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It can take weeks for a COVID-19 test sample to go from a patient’s nose to a nationwide sequencing database, which leads to inevitable lags in the U.S.’s genomic surveillance—and means that public data sources fail to convey the variant’s rapid spread.
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WWe keep learning about this dangerous variant as it spreads through the U.S. and the world. A few major updates from this week include Omicron’s enormous potential for transmission and the U.S.’s lack of preparedness.
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We continue to learn more about this new variant as it spreads rapidly across the world, though much of the data are still preliminary. Here are a few major updates, including how vaccines fare against Omicron, its rapid spread, and more.
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This past Monday, President Biden said in a speech, “We’re throwing everything we can at this virus, tracking it from every angle.” Which I, personally, found laughable. The U.S.’s anti-COVID strategy basically revolves around vaccines, and it’s not sufficient for stopping new surges.
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