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U.S. hospitals seeing different kind of COVID-19 surge this time

Headline from Florida Politics, on the newest of 2 developments

Omicron-fueled surge — less severe illness but more contagious — is adding up to new realities that exhausted hospital staff are struggling with.

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Developments in this update

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  1. COVID surge threatens to overwhelm some primary care offices

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  2. Newest

    U.S. hospitals seeing different kind of COVID-19 surge this time

    Headline from Florida Politics ·

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  1. Local News 8

    Omicron surge is 'unlike anything we've ever seen,' expert says (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Aya Elamroussi, CNN An unprecedented spike in Covid-19 cases fueled by the fast-moving Omicron variant is crushing hospitals across the United States, with doctors describing packed emergency rooms as health experts implore New Year’s Eve revelers to keep parties small and outdoors to help avert …

  2. Insider

    Many people hospitalized in the Omicron surge are there for other reasons and have only mild COVID-19 (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    "Incidental" coronavirus cases are complicating the picture of how severely the Omicron variant is harming people in its latest surge.

  3. Hot Air

    One dangerous way the Omicron surge is different from previous surges (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    The high number of healthcare staff out with the virus will also have an impact on Americans’ doctors appointments and could make for dangerous circumstances when people are hospitalized with Co...

  4. Towleroad Gay News

    Omicron Evades Immunity Better Than Delta, Danish Study Finds (opens Towleroad Gay News)

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    Towleroad Gay News's feed description

    COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The Omicron coronavirus variant is better at circumventing vaccinated peoples' immunity than the Delta variant, according to a Danish

  5. Wfmy News 2

    Yes, experts say these 2 COVID vaccines protect best against omicron variant | Verify (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    There’s a claim some vaccines work better than others at protecting you from the new omicron variant.

  6. Fox News

    COVID-19 spread in the US: How omicron impacts each state by population (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The highly contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus has been sweeping the country over the holidays – though some states have been impacted more than others.

  7. NBC New York

    How Does Omicron Affect the Fully Vaccinated? Here's What This NYC ER Doctor Says (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    A growing body of scientific evidence suggests the omicron variant of COVID-19 is less severe than the delta variant — but according to one prominent New York City emergency room physician, it all depends on what shots you’ve had.

  8. The Federalist

    Why The Omicron Variant Is Good News (opens The Federalist)

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    The Federalist's feed description

    We must learn to live with the possibility of infection, rather than imagining a world without this virus. That's never happening.

  9. WMUR

    The omicron wave is overwhelming hospitals, causing staffing shortages and forcing business closures (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Here's how the latest surge in COVID-19 cases is affecting communities across the country.

  10. The Hill

    New study finds omicron variant better at evading immunity (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    “Our findings confirm that the rapid spread of the omicron variant primarily can be ascribed to the immune evasiveness rather than an inherent increase in the basic transmissibility,” said a new study on the omicron variant.

  11. CNN

    Study shows Omicron variant took over fast, but patients are not as sick as with previous variants (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Countries around the world are bracing for more disruptions as students return to school amid rising numbers of Covid-19 cases. Follow here for the latest news updates.

  12. CBS News

    Gottlieb says Omicron appears to be a "milder strain" of COVID-19, but pediatric danger remains (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Gottlieb also noted that places that have been hard hit early by Omicron are as soon as "two weeks away from peaking, but the rest of the country probably faces a hard month ahead of us."

  13. Fox News

    Omicron's rapid spread is likely due to its ability to evade immunity offered by vaccines, study finds (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The rapid spread of omicron across the globe is likely due to the COVID-19 variant's ability to evade immunity offered by vaccines better than delta, according to a Danish study released last week.

  14. NBC 6 South Florida

    Omicron Makes Up 95% of Sequenced Covid Cases in U.S. as Infections Hit Pandemic Record (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    The omicron variant now represents nearly every Covid cases sequenced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  15. Fast Company

    Omicron in the US: Updated CDC map and tracker show where the variant is spreading (opens Fast Company)

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    Fast Company's feed description

    All 10 regions designated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services now show omicron as the dominant strain of COVID-19.

  16. Deseret News

    Omicron variant symptoms are milder, but more research is needed, WHO says (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    The omicron variant is causing more mild illness among COVID-19 patients.

  17. KTVZ Bend

    COVID surge threatens to overwhelm some primary care offices (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Doctor’s offices and urgent care centers are bracing for impact as they again face high patient demand and more staffers out sick from the the super-contagious omicron variant. The number of new COVID-19 cases across the U.S.

  18. NBC New York

    Omicron Variant Symptoms: Latest COVID ‘Making People Really Sick in a Different Way' (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    As COVID-19 infections with the omicron variant of the virus surge out of control nationwide, emergency rooms are filling up again — and one well-known New York City doctor says what they’re seeing now is much different than the last two years of the pandemic. Manhattan emergency room physician Dr.

  19. Al Jazeera

    COVID: WHO sees growing proof Omicron causes milder symptoms (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    WHO Incident Manager Abdi Mahamud says studies point to the Omicron variant infecting upper part of the body.

  20. KTVU San Francisco

    Omicron now responsible for 95.4% of all new COVID-19 cases, CDC says (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    The new omicron variant of COVID-19 has nearly made delta obsolete, as it was responsible for 95.4% of all new cases in the week that ended Jan. 1, according to CDC data released Tuesday.

  21. CNN

    Omicron now accounts for 95% of new US Covid-19 infections (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    More than 100,000 people are currently hospitalized with Covid-19 in the US for the first time in nearly four months, data shows. Follow here for the latest news updates.

  22. The Hill

    CDC: Omicron now 95 percent of new US COVID-19 cases (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The omicron variant accounted for 95.4 percent of U.S. COVID-19 cases diagnosed during the week ending on Jan. 1, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

  23. CBS News

    Omicron now 95% of new COVID-19 infections in U.S., CDC estimates (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The once-dominant Delta variant now makes up only a small fraction of cases around the country.

  24. Forbes

    Omicron Variant Now Linked To 95% Of U.S. Covid Cases, CDC Estimates (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    That’s up from 77% of new cases the week before.

  25. Thv11

    COVID patients double in Arkansas hospitals as Omicron variant spreads (opens Thv11)

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    Thv11's feed description

    While we are still below our peak from the last surge, the steep increase we are seeing with Omicron is impacting our hospitals and straining the limited staff.

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