December 7, 2021 – CA Preps For Winter Surge, How Omicron Compares To Other Strains

In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Sam Tobati, co-chair of the department of emergency medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.  Topics today include:  Opinion: Covid-19 vaccine efforts can’t let up because of new pills.  California preps for winter COVID-19 surge due to either Omicron or Delta.  Safely socializing in the pandemic’s booster era.   NYT: What is Omicron's contagiousness, severity and its risk to those vaccinated? Surgeon General warns of mental health crisis emerging in U.S. youth.  This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.