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Vaccinated people with Omicron report more sore throats and runny noses, but fewer instances of fever, cough, and loss of taste or smell.

Omicron cases could be peaking roughly a month after they started rising in the US. Experts predict that cases could come back down just as quickly.

Less than 20% of people with COVID-19 in the UK have reported loss of smell recently. The symptom was once a hallmark of COVID-19.

Doctors caution that COVID-19 can still worsen outcomes for patients, regardless of why they were admitted to the hospital.

Omicron patients in South Africa, the UK, and the US reported scratchy throats prior to other COVID-19 symptoms.

The best time to take a COVID-19 rapid test is right before you see vulnerable people or a large group, disease experts said.

To collect a proper throat sample for a COVID-19 rapid test, stick out your tongue, find your tonsils, and swab back and forth.

"I can't afford to have a day off and not get paid for it," one nurse told Insider. "But I don't want to get someone sick. I'd never forgive myself."

There's evidence Omicron appears earlier in saliva than in the nose. Experts say it may be a sign of our vaccinated immune systems kicking into gear.

Omicron now represents the majority of COVID-19 cases in the US. Disease experts anticipate a swift, punishing wave of infections this winter.