Health officials predict COVID-19 cases will rise once school starts, as millions of kids remain unvaccinated
By: Larissa Scott Posted at 10:02 AM, Aug 02, 2022 and last updated 10:02 AM, Aug 02, 2022 TAMPA, Fla. — With the start of the school year just days away now, health officials are keeping a close eye on COVID-19 numbers. “It’s going to spread and probably like wildfire,” said Dr. David Berger, Board Certified Pediatrician for Wholistic […]
More infants and younger children are getting COVID-19, doctors say, thanks to BA.5 omicron subvariant
By: Larissa Scott Posted at 6:49 AM, Jul 27, 2022 and last updated 7:40 AM, Jul 27, 2022 TAMPA — COVID-19’s omicron subvariant, BA.5, continues to spread across the country. “It’s by far the most contagious version so far,” said Dr. David Berger, Board Certified Pediatrician for Wholistic Pediatrics and Family Care. The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and […]
Health officials worry rapidly spreading COVID-19 omicron subvariant BA.5 could mutate into another strain
By: Larissa Scott Posted at 6:40 AM, Jul 20, 2022 and last updated 2022-07-20 07:29:24-04 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — The COVID-19 omicron BA.5 subvariant is the most transmissible one to date. “It has a bunch of new features that allow it to avoid the pre-existing immunity that we have,” said Dr. Michael Teng, Virologist and Associate Professor for USF […]
