Covid cases are spiking as a new variant spreads across the country. Cases are double what they were a month ago, and over 10,000 people have died from Covid in the last month — the highest four-week total since the summer.
Covid-19 cases are spiking as a new variant, which may be the most transmissible yet, spreads across the country.
POLITICO spoke with two infectious disease experts about what the new Omicron strain, XBB1.5, which now accounts for about 40 percent of U.S. cases and appears to be particularly prevalent in the Northeast, means for the country and how we got here. But some individuals — particularly people who are older or pregnant or have weakened immune systems — are at heightened risk from the virus, regardless of larger population trends.
And that’s why Gounder and Jetelina, among other health experts, continue to highlight the importance of vaccination, masking and testing in stopping the virus.
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