'Get a flu shot': Doctors urge vaccination after four flu deaths reported
Now doctors are seeing people fighting off both flu and COVID-19 at the same time. And although doctors say flu cases are going up, vaccinations are not.
Source: ketv.com
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Order up: at-home COVID-19 tests available now
Free at-home tests improve pandemic infrastructure, but could exaggerate underreported case counts.
Source: ketv.com
Omicron Means 'Rough and Dark Days' Ahead for Next 4-6 Weeks, UNMC Experts Say
Dr. Mark Rupp, a professor and division chief of infectious disease at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, said the new omicron variant will continue to drive a wave of cases in Nebraska – just as it has in the rest of the country.
Source: nebraskapublicmedia.org
Nebraska Medicine, UNMC no longer allowing cloth masks
As omicron continues to spread rapidly, many people are changing the types of masks they wear. New reports indicate that cloth masks may not protect against the infectious variant.
Source: klkntv.com
More than Three-Fourths of COVID Cases in Nebraska are Omicron
The Nebraska Public Health Lab reported 77% of COVID-19 cases are omicron in the state, according to its sequencing on Monday. Leaders at the lab anticipate that number approaches 90% in the coming weeks.
Source: nebraskapublicmedia.org