Today the CDC announced that the first U.S. case of the Omicron variant has been confirmed. Quote The California and San Francisco Departments of Public Health confirmed the case in a recent traveler returning from South Africa, according to a statement. They added that the individual was fully vaccinated and had "mild symptoms that are improving." Close contacts tested negative and the individual has been self-quarantining since the positive test, the agency added. First Omicron Case Detected in the U.S. More Like This Post COVID-19: How Do We Lead Nurses in the New Normal? by EOC, MSN, RN Inability to Bill Prevents Pharmacists from Prescribing Paxlovid by Terry Ann Donner, BSN, RN Nightingale Nursing ... On its Deathbed by Sarina Day, ASN I Did Not Feel Like A Hero by Brooke Schmidt, BSN, RN Eating Disorder Rates Sky-Rocketed During the COVID-19 Pandemic by The Writing RN 4U
SmilingBluEyes 20,964 Posts Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis. Has 26 years experience. Dec 1, 2021 Well it was just a matter of time. Now we wait to see how badly (or not) this will go.
NewRN'16, ADN, RN 204 Posts Dec 4, 2021 On 12/1/2021 at 3:26 PM, SmilingBluEyes said: Well it was just a matter of time. Now we wait to see how badly (or not) this will go. Hopefully it will be a milder version * fingers crossed*, but it's definitely too early to tell.
toomuchbaloney 9,792 Posts Specializes in NICU, PICU, Transport, L&D, Hospice. Has 44 years experience. Dec 12, 2021 As scientists race to understand the omicron variant, misinformation has already sprinted ahead https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/12/10/omicron-misinformation/ We are lucky enough to experience that misinformation right here in AN.