Employers Scramble as , Workers Call Out Sick in <br />the United States.<br />NPR reports the spread of the <br />highly infectious Omicron variant <br />has led to a shortfall of available <br />workers in the United States.<br />As daily COVID-19 cases now rise above 800,000 in the country, employers say they're experiencing a high volume of employees calling out sick.<br />As daily COVID-19 cases now rise above 800,000 in the country, employers say they're experiencing a high volume of employees calling out sick.<br />According to NPR, United Airlines says <br />almost one-third of its workforce <br />called out sick at Newark Liberty <br />International Airport in one day.<br />At Mary's Center, a community health center in Washington, D.C., at least half of its COVID Response Team has tested positive for the coronavirus in the last few weeks.<br />Experts say while many employers feel the effects of the Omicron variant, <br />hospitals are in crisis.<br />The impending fear is that <br />we'll run out of staff. , Dr. Omar Lateef, physician president <br />CEO Rush University Medical Center, via NPR.<br />Many hospitals around the country <br />are currently experiencing an <br />unprecedented amount of new patients, making the situation worse.<br />Officials applaud the drive that already <br />fatigued health care workers <br />have shown in recent weeks.<br />I think the resilience comes from the fact that health care providers know why they go into this field, Angelique Richard, chief nursing officer <br />Rush University Medical Center, via NPR.<br />It's to save lives. , Angelique Richard, chief nursing officer <br />Rush University Medical Center, via NPR
