A Whiff Of Infected Breath Is All It Takes To Catch Omicron
You only need to be exposed to 'a whiff of infected breath' to catch Omicron, one of the Government's scientific advisers said today.
- January 1,2022 | ISSN 1940-6967
- American Society of Registered Nurses ®
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In This Issue
- A Whiff Of Infected Breath Is All It Takes To Catch Omicron
- The US Doesn’t Have Enough Faculty To Train The Next Generation Of Nurses
- Is ‘Deltacron’ Real? Why Experts Say Reported Coronavirus Combo Is Likely A ‘Scariant’
- One-Way Masking Works
- What Is This ‘Flurona’ People Are Talking About Now?
- That Time My Patient Swallowed An Entire Bag Of Crack
- Should I Just Get Omicron Over With?
- Nurse Adopts Patient's Beloved Dog To Help Him Heal
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