541 - “There Weren’t Enough Greek Letters”—Keeping Track of COVID-19 Omicron Variants

<p>First we had alpha, beta, and delta, and now we have hundreds of sublineages just from omicron alone. Virologist <strong>Dr. Andy Pekosz</strong> returns to the podcast to talk with <strong>Dr. Josh Sharfstein</strong> about how experts are keeping track of so many variations of SARS-CoV-2, which advantageous mutations most lineages are picking up to help them spread, the clinical impacts on treatments and vaccines, and why COVID-19 is not yet seasonal.</p>