(NEXSTAR) – Amidst the vacations, many Individuals have been dashing to get a COVID-19 take a look at. The demand has been so nice that strains stretching for blocks have been seen across the nation and retailers have imposed buying limits on out there at-home exams.
But the sudden rush of testing will not be sufficient to fight the virus and its variants, primarily delta and omicron. The omicron variant, the fifth to be labeled a variant of concern by the World Well being Group, has confirmed to be extra transmissible and inflicting extra instances than we have seen earlier than, in line with Dr. Jim Conway, medical director with the immunization program at UW Well being in Wisconsin.
