(CNN)As the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread, some experts say it’s past time to reconsider your face mask options — especially if you’re still wearing the cloth variety. “Cloth masks are little more than facial decorations...

CORONA IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PANDEMIC
The omicron variant is poised to rip across the United States in the coming weeks, upending daily life for huge swaths of the country. Cases from the hyper-transmissible new variant appear to be doubling every two days....

The omicron variant is spreading rapidly in the United States, and new projections about where cases may be headed have alarmed health officials. In one scenario detailed this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the variant sets off a massive wave of infections that peaks as early as January.