As long as you are not elderly or immune deficient, the newest variants of the coronavirus should not have a major impact on your daily life.

The World Health Organization has classified COVID Eris, also known as variant EG.5, as the new dominant strain in the country. Approximately 17 percent of new cases of COVID around the United States are associated with the subvariant. Door County Medical Center Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jim Heise says the hospital went months without having a person hospitalized for COVID but about five people have been admitted in recent weeks with it. Despite the influx of hospitalizations, he is not concerned with it for the vast majority of the population.

As for long COVID cases, Heise has not seen many if any cases locally, though there are clinics in Green Bay dedicated to those suffering from the prolonged effects of exposure. Recently, scientists added rapid discoloration of legs to the long list of symptoms of long COVID including brain fog, shortness of breath, chest pains, and muscle aches.