Channel: Dr. John Campbell

Category: Education

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Description: US cases still low, but I expect them to rise nytimes.com/2022/04/06/briefing/covid-cases-us-omicron-subvariant.html?action=click&pgtype=LegacyCollection&state=default&module=styln-coronavirus&variant=show&region=BELOW_MAIN_CONTENT&block=storyline_flex_guide_recirc Down about 1% as BA.2 has become the dominant Original Omicron, so contagious, predictable global spread More immunity In liberal parts of the U.S., vaccination rates high Conservative communities, normal life for some time (death rates have been higher) BA.2 has recently become dominant variant in India, South Africa, Africa Andy Slavitt, former Biden Covid adviser BA.1 has infected 45% of Americans Fewer tests Uninsured people now must pay foe tests Many testing clinics have closed Jessica Malaty Rivera, Boston Children’s Hospital Quality of current Covid data “abysmal.” Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former F.D.A. commissioner Some parts of the country “dramatically” underreporting cases Trends in Covid hospitalizations lag case trends by about a week (hospitalizations have continued to fall in the U.S.) Best guess U.S. infections will rise soon