There s a lot of chatter out there asking, if we re all going to get COVID, why not just get it over with now? There are a couple of problems with this argument, experts say.
The Omicron coronavirus variant causes less severe disease than the Delta strain but remains a dangerous virus particularly for the unvaccinated, the head of WHO said on Wednesday.
COVID-19 hospitalizations in the United States have increased by about 33% and deaths are up by about 40% from a week earlier, the head of the US CDC said on Wednesday.
The cynics among us doubt that this was based on evolving science but rather suspect that it was in response to pressure from the airline and other industries.