Omicron Will Likely Recede More Slowly in U.S. Than in Other Countries, Expert Says

Omicron Will Likely Recede More Slowly in U.S. Than in Other Countries, Expert Says Continued high test positivity rate is also concerning, says Jennifer Nuzzo of Johns Hopkins Joyce Frieden medpagetoday

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And while cases with the Omicron variant have declined quickly in other countries following a surge, "I think it's going to play out differently in the United States, in part because we're such a geographically diverse country, and in part because we've seen over and over again this virus spreads in social clusters, and not all social clusters mix with each other," she added. "So, I think we're going to continue to see spread and possibly not as rapid declines as other countries have reported."...