Docs are ‘busy, busy, busy’ as the quad-demic slams the US—but here’s the bit of good news

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“This certainly has kept physicians and clinics and hospitals very, very busy.” –William Schaffner, MD

“The most likely explanation for [the] increase in norovirus activity is, number one, that we’ve got more diagnostics more widely available, so we’re just reporting more, and then number two is [that] there is strain evolution that’s occurred with norovirus.” – Dean Blumberg, MD

“I would be enthusiastic about testing somebody for COVID and treating them with antivirals such as Paxlovid if they’re eligible for that.” –Dean Blumberg, MD

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