The wide-ranging briefing gave a better view of how the CDC sees omicron playing out.
Omicron smashes US case records as experts are still trying to understand it
The mildness of omicron and the use of rapid tests are still in question.
Current vaccines are enough to fight omicron, but massive wave is coming fast
With just 17% of the US boosted, a massive omicron wave could peak in January.
Hospital beds full, National Guard deployed amid crushing delta wave
Pennsylvania hospitals are running at 110%, while Maine and New York call National Guard.
Omicron weakens vaccine protection, but boosters revive defenses, early data finds
Omicron is “a tractable problem with the tools we have.”
COVID vaccinations spike in US as delta rages and omicron looms
Vaccines expected to offer some protection from omicron as speedy spread continues.
Delta Air Lines partners with TSA PreCheck to launch biometrics-based bag drops
Delta Air Lines, in partnership with TSA PreCheck, today announced an expansion of how it uses biometrics to let passengers drop their bags, go through security and board their plane by simply showing their face. For now, the newest part of this, the PreCheck bag-drop experience, is a pilot that’s only available in Atlanta and […]
COVID in children: Infections skyrocket 30X, now account for 30% of cases
Cases have risen “exponentially” to record highs, pediatrics group reports.
Unvaccinated are 5X more likely to catch delta, 11X more likely to die
Three fresh CDC studies show vaccines holding up against delta.
US sees jump in vaccinations amid devastating delta surge
US just hit 200M people with at least one vaccine dose.