GUEST COLUMN: As much as we all want the pandemic to end, COVID-19 unfortunately has not gone away -- and won’t for some time. As an infectious disease specialist, I have seen surges in COVID cases firsthand and know how important it is to stay vigilant.
Because the symptoms of Omicron BA.2 resemble a summer cold or allergy, it’s important, if you are feeling any symptoms or have been exposed to COVID, to get tested. Guest columnist Dr. Robert A. Salata is a professor of medicine, international health and epidemiology/biostatistics at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University. As the STERIS Chair of Excellence in Medicine and the John H.
A two-month plateau in numbers this spring caused some to tuck away their masks, but we are now seeing another spike, propelled by an Omicron BA.2 subvariant that is more transmissible than the last.As we head into the summer months, here are three things to keep in mind about COVID-19: Because the symptoms of Omicron BA.2 resemble a summer cold or allergy, it’s important, if you are feeling any symptoms or have been exposed to COVID, to get tested.If you haven’t been vaccinated or boosted, consider scheduling it now. Multiple studies have indicated that if you receive the primary series of COVID-19 vaccines and get a booster dose, the rates of serious complications and death related to COVID infection are less.
There are now two approved oral antiviral medications -- Paxlovid and Molnupiravir -- for early treatment of COVID infection in individuals at risk for complications, hospitalizations and death.
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