UUP COVID-19 Weekly Digest- Week of 1/17/22

Welcome back to our Weekly Digest! We hope you had a great week. This week's articles include news about the slowly dwindling number of omicron cases and its effects, the status on the number of cases and deaths throughout different parts of the country, and new rules and regulations regarding vaccine mandates. Read about these topics and more using the links below!

New Jersey News:

• N.J. reports 131 COVID-19 deaths and 9,728 cases as omicron grip continues to loosen
• Omicron might have peaked in N.J. So now what?​​

National News:

• An optimistic trend’: Covid cases are falling, but U.S. isn’t out of the woods yet

• Covid-19 hospitalizations are dropping in the Northeast. In other parts of the country, they're rising

​Global News:

• Australia has decided to 'let Covid rip.' Is that a good idea?

• Cases drop for first time as Africa’s fourth COVID-19 wave ebbs

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Vaccination News:

• Biden administration to withdraw Covid-19 vaccination and testing regulation aimed at large businesses
• OSHA withdraws its workplace vaccine rule.

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​Thanks for Reading!