by Jordana Choucair | Dec 30, 2021 | Public Health/Prevention
Most people don’t report the results of their home rapid tests, raising questions about the accuracy of public case counts. Thus far, some local health departments have set up systems for people to report results from rapid at-home tests and at least one at-home test...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 29, 2021 | Public Health/Prevention
The U.S. has hit a new record average of daily COVID-19 cases, with 254,496 new cases reported in the last week as of Tuesday. That shatters a previous record from all the way back in January. Much of that increase is being fueled by the Omicron variant, and while...
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...
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