This study used framing analysis to examine how the New York Times framed the United States COVID-19 surge fueled by the Omicron variant from December 2021 through February 2022. Coding of 202 articles found that the Political Response frame was used most often, followed by Healthcare Response and Social Consequence. An examination of sources quoted first in the articles found that politicians were quoted first most often, followed by health officials. These findings support the findings of similar studies, which found that media outlets, and particularly the New York Times, may have contributed to and continues to perpetuate the politicizing of the COVID-19 pandemic through their dominant political framing. The findings of this study can shine a light on the rippling social consequences that embedding partisanship in health reporting can have, including the politicization of transmission mitigation strategies such as vaccines or mask-wearing.