The answer will determine how soon we can leave behind mask mandates, vaccination requirements, restrictions on large gatherings and other rules designed to hinder coronavirus spread.
After declines in coronavirus cases, Los Angeles County has hit another plateau this week amid the spread of highly infectious BA.2 Omicron subvariant.
Just like doctors, nurses and other medical-care providers, hospital chaplains have become part of the line of first responders when it comes to treating people with COVID-19.
Inside hospital rooms across America, where the sick are alone without family to comfort them, the grim task of offering solace falls to overworked and emotionally drained hospital chaplains who are dealing with more death than they’ve ever seen.