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Virginia halts contact tracing for all COVID-19 cases, shifting focus to cases in high-risk settings
Read full article: Virginia halts contact tracing for all COVID-19 cases, shifting focus to cases in high-risk settingsThe Virginia Department of Health is drastically altering its approach to contact tracing.
CDC to consider updating guidance with higher-quality masks as omicron surge continues
Read full article: CDC to consider updating guidance with higher-quality masks as omicron surge continuesWith new COVID-19 infection and hospitalization rates shattering pandemic records, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering updating its mask guidance
The internet’s first feud of 2022 is between Elmo and a pet rock
Read full article: The internet’s first feud of 2022 is between Elmo and a pet rockLook, life as we know it right now is pretty insane. Omicron is raging across the country, it didn’t even feel like 2021 happened and America’s sweetheart, Betty White, is dead.
Biden urges concern but not alarm in US as omicron rises
Read full article: Biden urges concern but not alarm in US as omicron risesPresident Joe Biden is urging concern but not alarm as the United States set records for daily reported COVID-19 cases and his administration struggles to ease concerns about testing shortages.
WATCH: President Biden addresses nation’s continued response to Omicron variant
Read full article: WATCH: President Biden addresses nation’s continued response to Omicron variantPresident Joe Biden talked about the United State’s ongoing response to the rapidly spreading Omicron variant of COVID-19 on Tuesday afternoon.
News headlines of 2021: How much do you remember? Take this quiz to find out.
Read full article: News headlines of 2021: How much do you remember? Take this quiz to find out.We might not be able to claim that 2021 was *the* wildest year in recent history (2020 will likely get that credit for quite some time), but it might be a close second.
Greece bans New Year's music at venues amid COVID surge
Read full article: Greece bans New Year's music at venues amid COVID surgeGreece’s health minister says music will be banned at all commercial venues for New Year’s celebrations as part of new restrictions announced in response to a surge in COVID-19 infections fueled by the omicron variant.
Biden pivots to home tests to confront omicron surge
Read full article: Biden pivots to home tests to confront omicron surgePresident Joe Biden is announcing plans to deliver 500 million free COVID-19 tests to Americans, increase support for hospitals and expand the availability of vaccines to confront a winter surge of coronavirus cases driven by the fast-spreading omicron variant.
Omicron sweeps across nation, now 73% of new US COVID cases
Read full article: Omicron sweeps across nation, now 73% of new US COVID casesOmicron has raced ahead of other variants and is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S. Federal health officials said Monday that omicron accounted for an estimated 73% of new infections last week.
Data indicate omicron is milder, better at evading vaccines
Read full article: Data indicate omicron is milder, better at evading vaccinesThe omicron variant is offering more hints about what it may have in store as it spreads around the globe: A highly transmissible virus that may cause less severe disease, and one that can be slowed — but not stopped — by today’s vaccines.
‘It’s coming, it’s only a matter of time’: Hospitals prepare for potential increase in COVID-19 cases
Read full article: ‘It’s coming, it’s only a matter of time’: Hospitals prepare for potential increase in COVID-19 casesLocal hospitals are preparing to face a potential rise in COVID-19 cases.
COVID-19 precautions for U.S. travel to stay in place well into new year
Read full article: COVID-19 precautions for U.S. travel to stay in place well into new yearAs the omicron variant of the coronavirus becomes a growing threat, President Joe Biden is taking new steps to protect Americans from the spread.
'The fire that's here': US is still battling delta variant
Read full article: 'The fire that's here': US is still battling delta variantWhile all eyes are on the new and little-understood omicron variant, the delta form of the coronavirus isn’t finished wreaking havoc in the U.S., sending record numbers of patients to the hospital in some states, especially in the Midwest and New England.
WATCH LIVE: President Joe Biden on his administrations plans to fight COVID-19 and Omicron variant
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: President Joe Biden on his administrations plans to fight COVID-19 and Omicron variantHe’s scheduled to speak at 1:40 p.m. during a visit to the National Institutes of Health in Maryland.
UK launches booster vaccination blitz as new variant spreads
Read full article: UK launches booster vaccination blitz as new variant spreadsBritain says it will offer all adults a booster dose of vaccine within two months to bolster the nation’s immunity as the new omicron variant of the coronavirus spreads.