COVID hospitalizations increased 49 percent in a week as new cases reach an unprecedented level in Western Washington.
Preliminary research shows omicron is more mild than delta - only if you're vaccinated.
New COVID cases are up 86% from a week ago as the Omicron variant tightens its grip.
Seattle joins Miami and New York as new COVID cases surge 32% over the weekend.
Trevor Bedford predicts 50 percent of the United States will catch Omicron as official await a tidal wave of new cases.
Cases are holding steady in Washington while leaders in Europe express growing concern over rapidly increasing hospitalizations.
Epidemiologists call travel bans politically motivated and ineffective as more cases are detected in Europe.
The WHO is expected to name the heavily mutated variant Nu as health officials call it a "matter of concern."
California and Colorado now recommend boosters for all as urgency grows to boost COVID immunity.
The most serious threat this winter isn't incremental staff cuts, it's Delta Plus.
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