Episode 62: Omicron, Boosters, Vaccines, Myocarditis, and More With Emily Landon

Episode 62: Omicron, Boosters, Vaccines, Myocarditis, and More With Emily Landon

Emily Landon, MD, Executive Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Control, University of Chicago, makes her long-awaited return to the show to provide an update on the status of COVID-19 in the US. Chadi and Dr. Landon discuss the proportion of people in America that have gotten their vaccine and booster, how Omicron has come along so quickly as an “escape” variant, how effective the vaccines are against contracting and fighting Omicron, whether vaccine mandates for healthcare workers are justifiable, why Omicron is likely to be worse in the US than in South Africa, when and where people should wear masks now, weighing the risk (ie, myocarditis) and benefits of vaccines for children, and so much more.

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