Oregon is seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases due to the highly contagious omicron variant. The latest projections from Oregon Health and Science University data scientist Peter Graven are less dramatic than the modeling he shared in mid-December, but he still says omicron hospitalizations will exceed those from the delta surge. We talk with Graven about his modeling and what he’s learned from looking at data from omicron infections on the east coast and in Europe, and hear from Dawn Nolt, a professor of pediatrics and infectious diseases at OHSU.
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