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Updated on January 24, 2022 at 1:45 p.m. PST

According to WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, it's dangerous to assume that the pandemic is nearing its end, as conditions are "ripe" for more coronavirus variants, reported CNBC.
According to Reuters, a preliminary study from Israel's Sheba Medical Center has found that a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose can increase antibodies to even higher levels than the third dose in people over 60 years old. However, it's likely not to the point that it could completely protect against the Omicron variant.
COVID-19 cases are going down after the Omicron wave swept through the country in recent weeks. Average cases were about 668,000 compared to a peak of over 800,000 earlier this month, according to the New York Times.

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COVID-19 Strain: Healthcare Workers Increasingly Seek Mental Health Help

Researchers have found that phyisicans required much higher rates of mental health care in the first year of the pandemic, compared to the previous year.

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