Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. That’s not to say we are in for a COVID-less Christmas. CDC data released over the past two weeks show a sharp increase of viral activity in wastewater.

"What we're seeing now is a variant that is rising off the charts and unfortunately an increase in wastewater detection of COVID nationally and locally," said UCSF's Dr. Peter Chin-Hong. He's ...

WASHINGTON -- Americans should expect more COVID-related restrictions and advisories for the Christmas holiday, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government's top infectious disease expert. Ahead of this ...

COVID-19 emergency room visits are surging nationwide according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and although New Jersey's rate of COVID hospitalizations remain relatively low, ...

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