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Omicron joins the procession of covid variants

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

December 3, 2021

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Dr. Michael Osterholm, an epidemiologist and director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, explains what's known about the Omicron variant of the coronavirus and what it means for the pandemic.

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