After sacrificing family get-togethers last Christmas, many Americans had booked plane tickets, hopeful about celebrating safely once again.
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‘An untenable work environment’: Grocery workers brace for Omicron surge
Food retailers expect record-breaking sales during the week of Christmas. Workers managing the holiday bustle are worrying about infections.
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Omicron sweeping through California with staggering speed, raising alarm and questions
California’s winter COVID-19 surge intensified Wednesday, with new overall coronavirus cases likely tied to holiday gatherings spiking up, along with confirmed cases of the Omicron strain.
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Is it safe to eat at restaurants amid Omicron surge? Here’s what the experts say
“I miss it greatly,” one Harvard doctor says of dining indoors. “I’m going to put that off until case numbers drop some more.” Overall, the decision comes down to a personal assessment of risk.
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California to expand COVID testing, give kits to students as part of Omicron response
Faced with the spreading Omicron variant, state officials unveiled plans to provide rapid coronavirus tests for K-12 public schools and expand hours at testing sites.
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Omicron could bring record-breaking daily coronavirus cases but fewer deaths, forecast says
A highly influential COVID-19 forecast is projecting the Omicron surge could result in as many as 400,000 new coronavirus cases a day across the United States.
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Are 500 million at-home COVID test kits enough? Four things to know about Biden’s Omicron strategy
“Five hundred million tests sounds like a lot but it’s a drop in the bucket,” one doctor said. “We should be getting to the point of having at least twice a week testing for every American family.”
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Pandemic poses short- and long-term risks to babies, especially boys
A mother’s immune response to COVID-19 can be a greater danger to the fetus than the virus itself.
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LOOKOUT PM: Local Omicron arrival confirmed, UCSC delays winter return to campus
Thousands of Santa Cruz County residents took a ride into the future of local public transportation in October during…
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Omicron in Santa Cruz: First two cases of variant identified in residents in their mid-20s
The first two cases of the Omicron variant in Santa Cruz County have been identified in a pair of residents from the northern part of the county. Health officials say to remain calm, but urged continued caution amid the latest COVID-19 surge.