Washington Post (December 29)
“Across the nation and the world, people who thought they knew how to avoid covid are getting a rude surprise. Safety precautions that had for so long felt talismanic ― get vaccinated, mask up, avoid large indoor gatherings — have in the past week or two collapsed under the weight of omicron, a much more highly transmissible variant than the ones before it.”
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution (October 13)
“Demonstrating that a new vaccine was safe and effective less than a year would shatter the record for speed,” but, even if successful, a full return to normal is unlikely to be rapid. “Vaccine experts say we should prepare instead for a perplexing, frustrating year. The first vaccines may provide only moderate protection, low enough to make it prudent to keep wearing a mask.”
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