The recent omicron wave may protect against another major Covid surge.
have suggested an increase in Covid-19, but Harvard University epidemiologist Bill Hanage said that may not accurately foretell a BA.2 surge that might result in severe illness.
Data collected by NBC News find that the U.S. is now averaging 32,884 Covid-19 cases per day. That's down significantly from a height of nearly 810,000 cases-per-seven-day average in mid-January. While they are positive, the daily case counts show that the previous decrease has either plateaued or has begun to rise slightly."Between vaccinations and the way omicron ran through everybody, we've had enough immunity now that the new BA.2 is not spreading as rapidly as its predecessor," said Dr. James McDeavitt, the executive vice president and dean of clinical affairs at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
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