How bad is omicron? Here's what to watch for
The situation with the omicron variant is changing so rapidly, it's hard to know where things stand. Sometimes the news seems ominous, as when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the strain went from 0.7% to 73% of new infections in the U.S. in just two weeks. Other times the news seems encouraging, as when South African officials observed that omicron cases appeared to recede ...
The situation with the omicron variant is changing so rapidly, it's hard to know where things stand.
Sometimes the news seems ominous, as when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the strain went from 0.7% to 73% of new infections in the U.S. in just two weeks.
Other times the news seems encouraging, as when South African officials observed that omicron cases appeared to recede almost as dramatically as they had spiked.
How can we tell what's really going on? Which indicators will reveal the variant's true powers?
And when will we know whether omicron represents a setback in the pandemic, a disaster or an all-out calamity?
Here's a look at what to watch for.
What's the worst that could happen?
We could learn that in addition to being roughly 22 times more
