All About Omicron - Episode #10

A wide-ranging discussion about Omicron reaching U.S. shores.

Main Story –

Omicron’s Trajectory
https://apple.news/ACXJVO5MrRniT5UWc90_bfg

Data from U.K. suggests omicron is less likely than delta to send people to the hospital
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/omicron-severity-uk/2021/12/22/303d4d26-6337-11ec-9b51-7131fa190c5e_story.html?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&location=alert&wpmk=1&wpisrc=al_news__alert-national–alert-world–alert-hse&pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.h2O8oqPOMzSgteuX_srFtsfSoj75eJZwM_tQ5-pfK5Y

The F.D.A. clears Pfizer’s Covid pills for high-risk patients 12 and older
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/12/22/world/omicron-covid-vaccine-tests?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20211222&instance_id=0&nl=breaking-news&ref=cta&regi_id=90465757&segment_id=77673&user_id=213868c1fea37892c449528f649e5c4b#the-fda-clears-pfizers-covid-pills-for-high-risk-patients-12-and-older

What the President Could Have Done Today to Counter the Pandemic
https://erictopol.substack.com/p/what-the-president-could-have-done

News of the Week –

Gluten-Free Bread Healthier vs. Regular Bread
https://news.yahoo.com/gluten-free-bread-healthier-regular-195033190.html

Food allergy immunotherapy
https://www.statnews.com/2021/11/24/4-food-allergy-immunotherapy-companies-to-watch/

Gender Difference in How People React to Stress & Alcohol | Study
https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/stress-drinking?utm_campaign=inverse-daily-2021-12-23&utm_medium=inverse&utm_source=newsletter&utm_session=dfe32b84-a550-49a1-be31-06038c81e9c2