coronavirus pandemic Doctor Shares an Honest Look at Life Working in an ICU Right Now Dr. Jason Chertoff tries to focus on the positive and why he got into the medical profession: to help people. But at the Ohio ICU where he works, morale is rapidly depleting as the unit again fills with COVID-19 patients – most of whom are unvaccinated. Chertoff says he’s tried to convince people to get their shots – meanwhile, staffing...
Omicron Variant Omicron Has Peaked in the Northeast, But Cases May Not Drop Right Away Omicron has probably reached its peak in the northeast United States, says NBC medical contributor Dr. Natalie Azar. Cases are rising less quickly than before and could hopefully come down quickly too. But “we have to watch and wait and see what happens,” Azar says.
omicron CDC Director: ‘I Don't Believe We've Seen the Peak Yet' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky says she doesn’t believe the U.S. has reached the peak of the omicron coronavirus wave impacting the country.
omicron What Are the Symptoms of Omicron? With the omicron variant spreading rapidly, what symptoms should you look for?
coronavirus pandemic CDC Shortens Isolation Period For People Infected With COVID-19 As cases surge in many parts of the country due to the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the CDC changed its guidelines for when vaccinated and unvaccinated people can return to work after an exposure. LX News Now Host Eric Alvarez explains why the change was made and what you need to know.
Omicron Variant Omicron is Hospitalizing Kids Who Can't Get Vaccinated Kids under age 5 are still not eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine — and now hospitals are seeing a spike in children infected with the Omicron variant of the virus. In New York City, pediatric hospitalizations have quadrupled. And data shows huge percentages of child COVID patients have not been fully vaccinated yet, either due to choice or because...
Omicron Variant Should I Cancel Christmas Party Plans Because of Omicron? An MD Answers As COVID-19 cases surge fueled by the highly contagious omicron variant, families around the country are reconsidering their plans for the holiday. LX News Now host Eric Alvarez asks Harvard Medical School’s Dr. Aditi Nerurkar the question on everyone’s minds: Should I be canceling my Christmas and New Year’s Eve plans?
Omicron Variant We Need Better Masks and More Testing to Fight Omicron Some COVID-19 testing sites are seeing long lines as people get tested before holiday travel amid the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. “It really saddened me and frustrated me to see those long lines, because it’s as if we haven’t learned from the last two years,” said Dr. Uché Blackstock, CEO of Advancing Health Equity. Since Omicron...
Omicron Variant Will COVID Restrictions Prevent Omicron ‘Getting Out of Control'? Public health officials have been cautious after the surge of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, says NBC News medical correspondent Dr. John Torres. “We now understand we have to try and stay a step ahead of this virus – and by doing that we might shut down things that don’t necessarily need to be shut down,” he said. But...
Omicron Variant Why Pfizer, Moderna Boosters Protect Against Omicron but Not 1st 2 Shots Dr. Timothy Brewer of UCLA shares why vaccine boosters can be effective against the COVID omicron variant — and why the first and second doses are less so.
