How To Probably Not Catch Omicron

Art by Weston F. Hailey

Two years into the pandemic, more people are being hospitalized and dying from COVID than ever before. While science shows vaccines, reliably keep people from dying or being hospitalized, it also shows that within six months, vaccines no longer decrease a person’s chance of infection.

And while COVID-19 continues to evolve, strategies to mitigate the spread, at least in the US, have largely stalled. Last week experts from around the country met this week to discuss how schools and communities can sustainably and safely reopen while containing outbreaks.