COVID-19 transmission rates are falling, hospitalizations from the virus are down, and the death rate is lowering quickly.
So we should all fling off our masks, throw away our hand sanitizer, and run over to give old Cousin Wilber a great big hug and kiss right on the mouth. Right?
Wrong, answers Dr. David Rinehart of South Point Family Practice and a member of the medical staff of CaroMont Health. He is also the immediate past president of the North Carolina Association of Family Physicians.
Rinehart spoke with
The Gazette Thursday morning about COVID-19 variants, the importance of continued vigilance against the virus, and what sort of future is shaping up in the ongoing fight against the pandemic.