"Is It Covid-19 Or A Cold?"
"A doctor explains how to tell the difference." This story is on today's CNN live COVID news feed. While Covid-19 cases are sharply rising across the US, the winter season is also a time for the common cold. Symptoms for the two can certainly look the same — sore throat, runny nose, cough and headache, among others. Dr. Abdul El-Sayed gives guidance to people trying to figure out if they have been infected and need to get tested or if they just have a cold. . . . "Even though with Omicron, it's less likely that you're going to lose your sense of smell or sense of taste, those are really specific for Covid-19," he said. Another common symptom with Omicron is a headache, El-Sayed added. I'm subscribed to Alex Berenson's substack, and his reaction this morning was Guys, I don’t know how to say this any more clearly: it is OVER. The Omicold (pronounced Immacold) variant is about to bring this clown show to its inevitable conclusion. . ...