With most Americans immune to the omicron COVID-19 variant combined with the number of people vaccinated, many are hopeful things are getting better with COVID-19. PHILADELPHIA - A new study shows that more than half of Americans are protected against the latest COVID-19 variant, bringing much-needed hope to many.
The CDC is now facing increased pressure to revise its own mask guidelines. RELATED: Philadelphia mandates: What you need to know about COVID-19 response levels, metricsThe agency has signaled that it could happen soon, but it said it would take community transmission and hospitalization rates into account before making any changes.Dr.
Mike Cirgliano is finally feeling optimistic about where we stand in this pandemic. "I think we are in a very very good place," he said.
Research shows that 73% of Americans are immune to the omicron variant because so many people contracted it. That combined with the number of people who are now vaccinated and boosted signals the chance things could continue to get better. "There will probably be some variants that will come along that might cause an uptick in the number of infections, but the way most experts look at this is that the death rate, the severity of illness will be less because it is not new," Dr.