In the seemingly never-ending COVID-19 saga, the US is experiencing a surge of a new Omicron variant. Unfortunately this particular variant, BA.5 is reported to be the most contagious one so far, and currently, the most dominant strain in the United States. The CDC has a model called Nowcast which estimates the more recent proportions…
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Breaking News Alert: The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency isn’t over yet.
Sigh. Raise your hand if you thought this virus would be gone by now. The healthcare community and public are being overloaded with information—masks or no masks, boosters or no boosters—and on and on. OSHA recently announced it is holding public hearings in the next 10 days regarding a final standard to protect healthcare…
Public Health Emergency
The US Department of Health and Human Services has extended the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency for an additional 90 days effective July 20, 2021. This is the sixth renewal of the PHE since the pandemic was declared in 2020. In particular, the Delta strain of SARS-CoV-2 is now the dominant strain found in the US. …
