The U.S. is facing another wave of COVID-19 infections as the holiday travel season begins. Cases are surging in more than a quarter of the country as the Delta variant continues to wreak havoc and cases of the Omicron variant tick up.
infections as the holiday travel season begins. Cases are surging in more than a quarter of the country as the Delta variant continues to wreak havoc and cases of the Omicron variant tick up.
The number of people traveling is approaching pre-pandemic levels with 109 million Americans expected to leave home for the holidays, a 34% jump from last year. More than 6 million of them will be flying. "This is not a moment to panic, because we know how to protect people. And we have the tools to do it," said Jeffrey Zients, the White House coronavirus response coordinator.
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