As Omicron Spreads, It Could Take Weeks Before We Know More About the COVID Variant

There is still much we don’t know about Omicron, the new Covid variant spreading through the world. We don’t know if it is more transmissible or most importantly, if it causes more severe illness, preliminary observations show that it could cause milder infections. If so, that could be good as we get on our way to the virus being endemic. Andrew Joseph, reporter at STAT News, joins us for the bottom line, it will take weeks and more data before we know. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com