The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated their county maps just before the Fourth of July holiday weekend, leaving three Chicago-area counties.
Two new omicron subvariants are quickly spreading in the Midwest, taking over as the dominant strains as experts say there's one concerning element to them..
that s something they re going to be encouraging them to do starting next week. masking. an important mitigation step the white house is pushing for the american people to do as well as getting that vaccine, getting that booster. doctor, i want to bring you in. this is happening as the u.s. reported, over 12 1.2 million infections. nearly 3,000 deaths on tuesday alone. we need tests. we need masks. some are wondering is it too late or will the tools help us fight omicron right now? well, thank you for having me. excuse me. yes. so is it too late? that is the question. certainly we know that masking is a very important part of the mitigation strategy. and ordinarily in my neck of woods in southwest indiana, that mask goes and i think that the push for vaccines is by far and away i m super happy to see this. i will get my n95 mask on the