Small gatherings with vaccinated people are low-risk events, CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen said. People should celebrate the New Year but the size and kind of party are determined by Covid-19 safety.
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People should celebrate the New Year, experts say. But the size and kind of party determine Covid-19 safety
A new year is coming, and it brings along concerns over imminent holiday celebrations in light of the Omicron variant. The coronavirus strain, the latest "variant of concern," according to the World Health Organization, is spreading across the United States quickly. In the next week or 10 days, the virus circulating from holiday gatherings could boost daily numbers to more than half a million, estimates CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner, a professor of medicine at George Washington University.
