November 29, 2021 – What We Do And Don’t Know About The Omicron Variant, And More

In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Dean Blumberg, professor medicine and chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UC Davis Children’s Hospital. Topics today include: Omicron variant spreads around the world How big a threat is the Omicron variant? W.H.O. warns it poses a “very high” global risk How the Omicron variant rattled the world in one week  Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna expect data on their vaccines’ protections against the new variant soon  What California is doing to defend against the Omicron variant  Video: Where do variants come from?  In naming the Omicron variant, authorities skipped “xi” and “nu” Merck updates data on the effectiveness of its COVID-19 pill Enforcement of L.A.’s COVID vaccine mandate for indoor businesses starts today  Is California in a better place this year than we were this time last year?  How Puerto Rico became the most vaccinated place in America  This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.