North Carolina is experience the highest peak of COVID-19 infectious it has seen in 18 months. According to CDC data, around 16% of emergency department visits in the state are due to a respiratory virus. David Weber, MD, MPH, spoke with The News & Observer about the surge in respiratory illnesses, the new coronavirus strain and ways to protect yourself against infection in this article.
Additionally, WRAL spoke with a Cary woman about her experience with long COVID. David Wohl, MD, shed light on the causes and unknowns associated with the condition in the article.