COVID-19 Updates
Latest News
Mask mandates ending in all but one state
“We want to give people a break from things like mask-wearing, when these metrics are better, and then have the ability to reach for them again...
Latest News
Twenty-three percent of health care workers likely to leave industry soon: Poll
“We’re trying to help people here, and we are getting verbally and physically abused for it.”
Latest News
Pandemic-stressed youths call runaway hotline
“We absolutely have had youths who have either been physically kicked out of the house or just verbally told to leave.”
Latest News
Subvariant may be more dangerous than original Omicron strain
While BA.2 spreads faster than BA.1, there’s no evidence the subvariant makes people any sicker.
Conference Coverage
Long COVID is real and consists of these conditions – or does it?
“I think this is at least helpful in telling us what disease states are different pre- and post COVID, and what sorts of diagnoses clinicians...
Latest News
About 73% of U.S. estimated to be immune to Omicron variant
Nationwide, about 80 million Americans are still vulnerable. “The 26% who could still get Omicron right now have to be very careful.”
FDA/CDC
CDC preparing to update mask guidance
“Omicron cases are declining, and we are all cautiously optimistic about the trajectory we’re on.”
Latest News
Medical boards pressured to let it slide when doctors spread COVID misinformation
Even defining misinformation has been difficult. And during the pandemic, resistance from some state legislatures is complicating the effort.
Latest News
Long COVID symptoms linked to effects on vagus nerve
Several long COVID symptoms could be linked to the effects of the coronavirus on a vital central nerve, according to new research being released...
Commentary
Blind optimism only works in fantasy football. Time to get realistic
It is hard to maintain any form of a positive attitude when you’re still struggling just to accept the magnitude of what humanity has experienced...
Latest News
Omicron death rate higher than during Delta surge
“Even if on a per-case basis fewer people develop severe illness and die, when you apply a small percentage to a very large number, you get a...