Ah, the post-holiday season, a time for joy, celebration, and, apparently, a surge in flu, COVID-19, and other delightful illnesses. Just when we thought we could finally let our guards down and bask in the glory of the new year, hospitals across the United States are donning their restrictive masks and tightening visitor regulations. It's like déjà vu, but with a twist of 2022.
New York City, always at the forefront of fashion trends, has jumped on the mask mandate bandwagon for its 11 public hospitals. Los Angeles and Massachusetts, not ones to be left out, have followed suit with similar measures in their own healthcare institutions. Some hospitals had the foresight to reinstate masking rules for employees well in advance, knowing all too well that the seasonal onslaught of sick individuals was on its way.
