These numbers are prob'ly a bit high because I got to it late - which means tomorrow's numbers could be a bit low because I'll get to them a little early.
WaPo: (freebie)
Omicron’s impact better measured by rising hospitalizations than cases, Fauci says
As the United States continues to see a huge spike in coronavirus cases driven by the omicron variant, the nation’s top infectious-disease expert, Anthony S. Fauci, says the better way to track the variant’s impact is to look at growing hospitalizations.
The United States was averaging more than 400,000 new cases each day as of Monday, double the previous week’s rate, according to Washington Post data, and is expected to soon hit as many as 1 million cases per day. Fauci, speaking on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, said “the real bottom line that you want to be concerned about is: Are we getting protected by the vaccines from severe disease leading to hospitalization?”
Hospitalizations are up 31 percent from last week, and deaths increased by 37 percent, with about 1,500 Americans dying of covid-19 each day. Experts have warned that this surge will be driven by the unvaccinated, as those who are vaccinated and boosted would have considerable protection from serious illness.
Fauci warned of the broader dangers on CNN: “Even if the rate of hospitalization is lower with omicron than it is with delta, there is still the danger that you will have a surging of hospitalizations that might stress the health-care system.”
Here’s what to know
- The Food and Drug Administration on Monday authorized booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for 12-to-15-year-olds.
- More than 2,300 flights were canceled Monday amid wintry weather and a rise in workers testing positive for the coronavirus, continuing days of air travel disruptions.
- The United States may add a testing component to its recently announced five-day isolation period for coronavirus infections, Fauci said, after the policy received criticism from infectious-disease experts.
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