S2, Ep 9- Should We Fear The Variant Omicron?

The majority of Americans have been vaccinated, including the millions of people who have already received an extra booster shot. But how will these vaccines protect us from the new variant Omicron?

“Take precautions, lets prepare ourselves by being calm and if we have to lose that calm and become crazy, we’ll deal with that when we have to deal with it,“ says Steven Newmark- Director of Policy at the Global Healthy Living Foundation.

Among the highlights in this episode:

:52- Listener comment

1:41- Steven’s Thanksgiving was “tested”

2:35- Concerns of the new variant Omicron

2:51- Will our current vaccines hold up against Omicron?

3:27- Macintosh The Dog makes the first of many cameos

4:04- Leaders are making balanced statements about the new variant

4:30- Does mainstream media create unnecessary anxiety?

4:52- “Anticipatory Anxiety” over Omicron

5:26- People with underlying conditions fear the new variant

6:12- How do we prepare for Omicron?

6:28- Steven- “Lets prepare ourselves by being calm and if we have to lose that calm and become crazy, we’ll deal with that when we have to deal with it.”

7:01- Encourage people you know to get vaccinated and the booster shot

7:30- Latest vaccination rates of Americans

8:25- Children’s vaccines are easing anxiety and fear among parents

8:48- Steve’s curiosity of whether his children’s classmates are vaccinated

10:14- A look back at the positives of vaccinating Americans in the last year

11:32- What did our hosts Steven and Zoe learn from this episode?

Contact Our Hosts

Steven Newmark- Director of Policy at GHLF. [email protected]

Zoe Rothblatt, Patient Advocate and Community Outreach Manager at GHLF. [email protected]

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