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Update on the Omicron Variant and the State of the Pandemic

On January 17, 2022, the world experienced around 125 million new cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant on a single day, over ten times the previous peak from the massive Delta variant surge in April 2021. The United States has experienced several “million-case days” and continues to set records for new cases every week.

The CDC Health Alert: What Does it Mean?

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released a national health alert in late July about the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic. What does the alert mean, and what are the core facts?

It’s Safe to go to the Emergency Room

The COVID-19 pandemic changed life for all of us, and it also significantly changed healthcare. For patients, it created a new atmosphere of fear and worry. A trip to the emergency room is always scary, but the pandemic heightened these fears. Many patients began putting off essential care because they were afraid to contract COVID-19....