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Clinicians, Public Health Leaders Urge Caution as Omicron Wave Lingers

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While cases are declining in some areas of the U.S., others are still seeing a surge, said former CDC official Nancy Messonnier, MD, executive director of Pandemic Prevention & Health Systems for the Skoll Foundation.

Asked whether Omicron was the final chapter of the pandemic, Messonnier said such predictions are premature. "Omicron isn't done with us, which means we can't be done with Omicron," she emphasized.

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Taking precautions doesn't mean people have to put their lives on hold, Messonnier pointed out. Because some people will never get vaccinated, the public still needs to rely on distancing, masking, and testing, but "we can use all of those tools to get back to the business of living."