Trying To Stay Positive, Test Negative, Even When Omicron Spoils Christmas Plans

Arlington TX

22 December, 2021

5:18 PM

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By Chris Cobler, Fort Worth Report December 22, 2021 It started with a slightly scratchy throat after my typical Saturday morning of playing tennis. Surely, I thought, this is just a minor cold. No need to worry about our upcoming trip to Tucson, Arizona, for a Cobler family reunion at Christmas. When some congestion set in Sunday afternoon, I began to worry. The news was filled with stories about how fast the omicron variant was sweeping the country. Fully vaccinated and boosted with Moderna, had I become too confident about avoiding COVID-19? Paula picked up a couple of home tests from Walgreens, and I took the first one Sunday night. Negative. Phew. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.