The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is still affecting the United States and other countries across the globe. Now, should you still go on your most-awaited summer 2022 vacation?
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A sign for Covid-19 Testing is seen at the entrance to Chadstone shopping Centre on June 26, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Victoria has recorded 30 new COVID-19 cases overnight, as testing a blitz has begun in Melbourne suburbs that have been identified as community transmission hotspots for coronavirus.
Recently, U.S. residents celebrated the Memorial Day weekend, even though the novel coronavirus infections in the country are five times more compared to the previous records in 2021.
Some parts of the United States are still experiencing rising daily infection cases as more and more Americans return to their pre-pandemic habits.
But, experts warned that new variants are expected to spread at high levels throughout summer.
COVID-19 Summer 2022
According to WDSU News' latest report, the new Omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5, are now gaining ground against the BA.2 strain.
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A model of COVID-19, known as coronavirus, is seen ahead of testimony from Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), during a US Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the plan to research, manufacture and distribute a coronavirus vaccine, known as Operation Warp Speed, July 2, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
Previous health studies believed that these new sub-strains are now able to evade the immunity provided by past infections and COVID-19 vaccines.
"It's a serious threat. Only a month ago, it was .02 percent," said Dr. David Ho, a microbiology and immunology professor at the Columbia University in New York City.
The medical expert, as well as his co-authors, revealed that the antibodies of vaccinated individuals and those who already received their vaccine booster shots are declining against the subvariants of the contagious Omicron.
With these details already provided, it is really important to know if you should really go to your summer vacation plans. Here are some factors you need to consider before traveling.
COVID-19 Factors You Must Consider Before Traveling
In CNN Travel's latest report, Dr. Leana Wen, a health policy and management professor at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, provided some of the things you need to consider before traveling during the COVID-19 pandemic.
These include the following:
- You need to visit your doctor to check your medical risk for severe COVID-19 illness.
- Experiencing COVID-19 infections should also be considered since previously infected individuals have low chances of contracting the virus again.
- You also need to make your plan if ever you get infected by the deadly COVID-19 virus during your summer vacation.
In April, FDA approved the new COVID-19 breath test kits.
On the other hand, the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine received FDA authorization after successful health trials.
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