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Hospitals are still reeling from delta as omicron cases start to multiply
U.S. hospitals have a heads-up on omicron, but that doesn’t mean they feel ready to deal with what could be a huge wave of patients infected by the new variant of COVID-19.
Struggling hospitals brace for another wave of COVID brought by the omicron variant
Many U.S. hospitals are already struggling with a wave of COVID-19 patients and now they are also racing to prepare for the omicron variant, which threatens to further accelerate hospitalizations.
Hospitals brace for an onslaught this winter, from flu as well as COVID
America’s hospitals are already strained from the delta surge. Now they fear they’ll be further overwhelmed by pent-up demand for services and a potentially bad flu season.
I Got a ‘Mild’ Breakthrough Case. Here’s What I Wish I’d Known.
I was miserable for five days, am fully recovered a month later and have learned even more about what we do and don’t know about covid now.
A COVID Surge Is Overwhelming U.S. Hospitals, Raising Fears Of Rationed Care
The delta variant is pummeling America’s hospitals, taxing an already-depleted health care workforce. Once again, some states are facing the prospect of rationing medical care.
Antibody Tests Should Not Be Your Go-To For Checking COVID Immunity
Worries about waning immunity and talk of COVID booster shots has some Americans checking their antibody levels to see if they’re protected. But scientists warn blood tests don’t tell the full story.
An Anti-Vaccine Film Targeted to Black Americans Spreads False Information
A new movie produced by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vaccine group tries to capitalize on the covid-19 pandemic, the racial justice movement and renewed interest in the history of medical racism.
Anti-Vaccine Film Targeted To Black Americans Spreads False Information
A new movie produced by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vaccine group tries to capitalize on the COVID-19 pandemic, the racial justice movement, and renewed interest in the history of medical racism.
Covid ‘Doesn’t Discriminate by Age’: Serious Cases on the Rise in Younger Adults
With older adults vaccinated, doctors say a growing share of their covid patients are in their 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s, as more contagious variants circulate among people who remain unvaccinated.
Mysterious Ailment, Mysterious Relief: Vaccines Help Some Covid Long Haulers
Scientists who study the post-illness syndrome are taking a close look at patients’ reports of this unexpected benefit of the vaccine.
