Acting FDA commissioner offers sobering perspective of the next few weeks.
Doctors fear health care collapse amid omicron surge
Many hospitals across the country are in crisis as cases surge and staffing is at critical lows.
CDC head talks screwups, 4th doses, omicron’s wave in long-awaited briefing
The wide-ranging briefing gave a better view of how the CDC sees omicron playing out.
Children’s hospitals are filling nationwide amid tidal wave of omicron
Omicron’s severity in kids is still unknown, but more cases mean more hospitalizations.
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.
With US swamped by omicron, Biden scraps travel bans
Experts have long argued that such travel restrictions are ineffective and harmful.
CDC draws criticism for shorter COVID quarantine, isolation as omicron bears down
Data backs shorter periods, but experts say testing is key.
Omicron cases less likely to require hospital treatment, studies show
High rate of infectiousness could still strain hospitals around the world.
Biden’s omicron battle plan includes 500 million home test kits
President Biden outlined the federal government’s response to omicron’s ascendancy.
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.