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Air travel under attack by omicron
The Hill, December 27, 2021
The omicron variant is attacking air travel. Airlines, airport security and passengers are all in the crosshairs of the COVID-19 variant.
First Omicron Death in U.S. Was Reinfection
WebMD, December 24, 2021
Dec. 24. 2021 -- The first confirmed death from the Omicron variant in the U.S. was a reinfection. The man, who was in his 50s and lived in Harris County, Texas, was unvaccinated and had previously been infected with COVID-19. He recently contracted the virus again, and it was confirmed as the Omicron variant.
Sheldon Jacobson: NHL, other professional leagues imploding with covid-19
TribLive, December 23, 2021
Dozens of NHL players are under covid-19 protocols, resulting in teams playing shorthanded, and in some cases, temporarily shutting down. There have been several postponed games over the past two weeks, including cross border games, with teams that were still in action playing to empty arena. The NHL has now officially paused the season through Christmas, with further extensions possible.
COVID cases, hospitalizations up in Tennessee, Georgia
WDEF, December 23, 2021
Covid cases continue to rise as the Omicron variant has surged in Tennessee and Georgia. The cases are definitely on the rise. We are testing a lot more people this week than we have in weeks past. As well as doing more monoclonal antibody treatments that case numbers are definitely on the rise in Hamilton County. The Omicron variant is more transmissible than Delta has been,” said Pharmacist Jacob Standefer with Access Family Pharmacy.
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