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01-16-2023, 12:33 AM
The Omicron variant is fueling record-breaking cases across the world and disrupting life. But it may not present as great a danger of hospitalization and severe illness as earlier variants. We explore why this is and what it means for the next stage of the pandemic.
Guest: Carl Zimmer (https://www.nytimes.com/by/carl-zimmer?smid=pc-thedaily), a science writer and author of the “Matter” column for The New York Times.
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Background reading:
New studies are providing the first indication of why the Omicron variant causes milder disease (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/31/health/covid-omicron-lung-cells.html) than previous versions of the coronavirus: It spares the lungs.
The decision by U.S. health officials to shorten isolation periods for many infected with the coronavirus has drawn both tempered support and intense opposition (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/28/health/covid-isolation-period-omicron.html) from scientists.
The growing consensus in nations with Omicron that the virus is moving too fast to catch is tempered by early evidence (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/28/world/europe/omicron.html) that the variant causes milder symptoms.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
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Guest: Carl Zimmer (https://www.nytimes.com/by/carl-zimmer?smid=pc-thedaily), a science writer and author of the “Matter” column for The New York Times.
Sign up here (https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily) to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, subscribe to our newsletter (https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline).
Background reading:
New studies are providing the first indication of why the Omicron variant causes milder disease (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/31/health/covid-omicron-lung-cells.html) than previous versions of the coronavirus: It spares the lungs.
The decision by U.S. health officials to shorten isolation periods for many infected with the coronavirus has drawn both tempered support and intense opposition (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/28/health/covid-isolation-period-omicron.html) from scientists.
The growing consensus in nations with Omicron that the virus is moving too fast to catch is tempered by early evidence (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/28/world/europe/omicron.html) that the variant causes milder symptoms.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)