by Jordana Choucair | Dec 28, 2021 | Public Health/Prevention
The CDC shortened its recommended isolation time from 10 days to five days for people who test positive for COVID-19 and are asymptomatic. People who were sick but whose symptoms are improving and don’t have a fever can also leave the house after five days, as can...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 21, 2021 | Public Health/Prevention
Omicron is now considered the most dominant COVID-19 variant, comprising 73 percent of new COVID-19 infections last week in the U.S. The new CDC estimates underscore just how rapidly it has spread across the U.S. As of a week prior, December 11, it was only detected...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 20, 2021 | Public Health/Prevention
Dr. Anthony Fauci said that the U.S. is likely in for a hard winter as the Omicron COVID-19 variant spreads rapidly. “It’s going to take over,” Fauci said, urging Americans to get vaccinated and get their booster shots. According to the World Health...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 16, 2021 | Public Health/Prevention
Medical experts in the U.S. are bracing for a trio of threats this winter as flu and COVID-19 Omicron and Delta variant cases surge across the county. According to the CDC, between 837,000 and 845,000 people will have died by January 8. Federal health officials have...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 7, 2021 | Public Health/Prevention
The seven-day average for vaccinations in the U.S. reached about 1.8 million on Monday, up from an average of about 1.3 million a month ago. Much of the growth is attributed to people getting boosters, rather than unvaccinated people seeking their first shots. About...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 6, 2021 | Public Health/Prevention
U.S. health officials said Sunday that early indications suggest the omicron COVID-19 variant may be less dangerous than the delta variant. However, Dr. Anthony Fauci said that scientists need more information before drawing conclusions. “Thus far, it does not look...
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