Winter surge looks likely, Austin-Travis County health leaders issue warning

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As a growing number of Americans learn they've contracted the omicron variant, Austin-Travis County health leaders are issuing warnings ahead of the holidays.
"We know the 's' word is in our future... surge," Adrienne Sturrup, interim director for Austin Public Health said in a media Q&A Friday.That's something leaders at the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium have echoed recently, saying a winter surge looks likely in Austin-Travis County based on nationa