Experts cannot say for sure if the rapid spread of Omicron will make the pandemic more manageable. Omicron is much less likely to cause severe disease, so this makes experts hopeful that the end is near. Schools continue to battle with the surge of Omicron as they switch to virtual learning. One district in Houston Texas closed for one day in order to “mitigate potential exposure” while returning to in-person learning the very next day. The largest school district in the nation will not be returning to virtual learning. On the other hand, some other districts are under fire for their mask mandates. Before new variants emerge, scientists are hard at work developing new vaccines.
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