A couple of factors are at play, starting with the emergence of the highly contagious omicron variant.
Omicron is more likely to infect people, even if it doesn't make them very sick, and its surge coincided with the holiday travel season in many places.
And the vaccines are still doing their job on that front, particularly for people who've gotten boosters.
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