Nearly two years into the pandemic, it can feel at times like the only consistent thing about COVID-19 is inconsistency. The emergence of the Omicron variant at the end of 2021, surging case counts following the holiday season, and constantly changing recommendations from public health experts and government have become the norm. Keeping up with the ever changing guidelines is not only challenging for some but also confusing and frustrating given the many nuances that come with the changes.
In the most recent episode of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health’s (D-HH) “The Cure Podcast,” host Jessica Swain, Dartmouth-Hitchcock senior infection specialist, was joined by Aalok V. Khole, MD, an infectious disease physician at D-HH member hospital Cheshire Medical Center, for an in-depth conversation on the current state of the pandemic. Khole offered helpful advice on navigating the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions’ updated mask recommendations, and isolation and quarantine guidelines.
Listen to episode 16 of “The Cure Podcast” HERE
“However much we would have liked this to have ended and left our lives a long time back, that’s not the case,” Khole said. “… We’re all cautiously hopeful, cautiously optimistic, however, it’s going to be crucial to really closely monitor the next two to three weeks to see how this really plays out and how the down trends last, and if we can start to see a down trend in even hospitalizations and deaths.”
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