coronavirus pandemic Is Now the Time to Roll Back Mask Mandates? “When we reduce these measures, we increase our vulnerability of having transmission continue to go high,” says Jessica Malaty Rivera, an epidemiologist at the Pandemic Prevention Institute. She joined LX News to talk about mask restrictions and what loosening them could mean for the nation.
Omicron Variant After Omicron Spike, Doctor Says ‘Light at the End of the Tunnel' is Coming The highly infectious Omicron variant of COVID-19 was far worse than expected, says NBC News medical contributor Dr. John Torres. Despite symptoms being less severe, the variant was so infectious that absolute numbers of cases still skyrocketed and thus hospitals were overwhelmed. But Torres and health officials are hopeful there will be a decline in hospitalizations and deaths in a...
covid-19 testing 5 Reasons Omicron Blew Up COVID Testing, According to a Testing Consultant "We’ve seen strains on COVID testing since the start of the pandemic, and [omicron] was the perfect storm," said Andrea Stone, business director for COVID Consultants.
covid-19 testing Why Does the US Still Struggle So Much with COVID Testing? Even in the third calendar year of the pandemic, it seems we keep failing the test of getting COVID tests in the hands of Americans — but why? NBCLX storyteller Eric Rodriguez looks at how COVID testing infrastructure has changed since March 2020, why omicron created so many challenges and how the testing industry is evolving to meet demand.
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...
