1.0KFF Health Newshttps://kffhealthnews.orgkhnlaurenohttps://kffhealthnews.org/news/author/khnlaureno/As Omicron Dominates New Cases, Strain On Some ICUs May Be Easing - KFF Health Newsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="fcYQDTs5tg"><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/as-omicron-dominates-new-cases-strain-on-some-icus-may-be-easing/">As Omicron Dominates New Cases, Strain On Some ICUs May Be Easing</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/as-omicron-dominates-new-cases-strain-on-some-icus-may-be-easing/embed/#?secret=fcYQDTs5tg" width="600" height="338" title="“As Omicron Dominates New Cases, Strain On Some ICUs May Be Easing” — KFF Health News" data-secret="fcYQDTs5tg" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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While covid infections remain at record levels, the number of people hospitalized is fortunately not following the same trend line, as it's done previously in the pandemic. Health officials say that's due to vaccinations and that omicron appears to be causing less severe illness than previous variations of the virus.