The Never-ending Story: COVID-19 Update May 2022

If there were such a thing as a post-COVID world, this is what I imagine it would feel like. Masks, while optional (and in some establishments, still required), seem to be present on faces in smaller and smaller amounts. Graduation parties and cookouts have resumed, along with concerts, conferences, and conventions. You can even fly maskless again. But the harsh reality is that SARS-CoV-2 is still circulating and there are upwards of 300 Americans dying form the illness each day. With cases and hospitalizations rising throughout the country yet again, some experts are bracing for yet another wave of illness that can again overwhelm our healthcare systems and hobble the economy. In this latest episode of Health In Harlem, we discuss COVID-19 testing, new therapeutics, and more ways in which you can keep yourself and your family safe in the face of this seemingly omnipresent and stubborn virus.   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: COVID-19 Testing https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/testing.html   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Use and Care of Masks https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/about-face-coverings.html   National Institutes of Health: COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/therapies/antiviral-therapy/ritonavir-boosted-nirmatrelvir--paxlovid-/