COVID-19 Update: Rising Cases and Health Care Strain

A panel of University of Utah Health experts provided an update on the latest developments in the fight against COVID-19, discussing the new COVID-19 vaccine and the emergence of three subvariants of omicron. The new vaccine has been found to be successful in neutralizing the virus and is projected to be available next week. Despite rising cases, hospitalizations are primarily among individuals who are not fully vaccinated. The panel emphasized the importance of vaccination in reducing community spread and announced that an RSV vaccine is also on its way, targeted for newborns and individuals over 60.