Omicron Patients Becoming , 'Really Sick in a Different Way'.<br />Omicron Patients Becoming , 'Really Sick in a Different Way'.<br />Yahoo! News reports a leading <br />ER doctor says coronavirus infections associated with the <br />Omicron variant are "making people really sick in a different way.".<br />There's just SO much of it and it's impacting patients in different ways, Dr. Craig Spencer, associate professor in<br />Emergency Medicine at Columbia University Medical, via Yahoo! News.<br />Experts note that fewer Omicron patients required oxygen compared to those infected by previous variants.<br />Health officials say coronavirus infections compounded by patients' preexisting conditions often trigger <br />other life-threatening illnesses.<br />It remains unclear if Omicron causes symptoms that differ from previous variants.<br />Officials say the patients experiencing the worst symptoms are often unvaccinated.<br />...Hardly saw anyone who had gotten a booster because if they caught COVID-19 they're likely at home doing fine or having regular cold/flu-like symptoms. , Mucio Kit Delgado, assistant professor in<br />Emergency Medicine at Penn Presbyterian Medical, via Yahoo! News.<br />As of Jan. 3, 5,495 people in New York City had been hospitalized with COVID-19.<br />As of Jan. 3, 5,495 people in New York City had been hospitalized with COVID-19.<br />Hospitalizations in the city have increased fourfold in a matter of two weeks.<br />Hospitalizations in the city have increased fourfold in a matter of two weeks.<br />According to Yahoo! News, more New Yorkers are currently in the hospital with COVID-19 infections than at any point in May 2020.<br />According to Yahoo! News, more New Yorkers are currently in the hospital with COVID-19 infections than at any point in May 2020
