The new Omicron subvariants of Omicron, B.4 and B.5, will probably become the dominant variant in California in the coming weeks.
Shopper Adrienne Tabor, who was not wearing a mask, said “They are not mandated, not required and I don’t feel I need to," adding that at this point, she feels COVID is under control even with the increase in cases.
Beth Koetcher was getting a manicure at a nearby nail salon. She said she “felt like masks were required for too long," and were not effective. When asked if she was worried about the new variants, she said, “I’m just not worried. I take care of myself, my body knows how to fight, I have good immunity.""I think there's a myth out there that you only get long COVID if you were really, really sick with it, but most people who have long COVID had mild illness, so we don't have those predictors, and I think that's the other reason to protect yourself," Pan explained.
NBC 7's Kelvin Henry spoke with a local infectious disease specialists to hear more on pharmacists' ability prescribe Paxlovid.
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