Are we entering a new COVID wave? How to stay protected this holiday season.

After what seemed a relatively stable fall season, COVID-19 is on the rise once again all across the United States, just before Americans prepare to celebrate the holidays.

In the past two weeks, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have jumped up more than 25%. Test positivity rates, ICU admissions and the levels of virus detected in wastewater have also increased at a national level. These are signs, experts say, that we may be entering a new COVID wave.