Hospitals Brace For Impact Of New Variant While Still Handling Delta

Hospitals across the country have been hit with staff shortages and ICU overflows.

While many states are still battling the COVID –19 Delta variant, Omicron — the new COVID-19 spin off — has many in the health care field, like Dr. Brad Greenberg with San Juan Regional Medical Center in New Mexico, bracing for an even worse 2022.

"We're anticipating that Omicron will make itself apparent here in New Mexico soon," he said.

Dr. Greenberg says they're still fighting the Delta variant that first appeared about 12 months ago.