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Hi, and welcome to COVID quickly, a scientific American podcast series.

This is your fast track update on the COVID pandemic.

We bring you up to speed on the science behind the most urgent questions about the virus

and the disease.

We demystify the research and help you understand what it really means.

I'm Josh Fishman, Scientific American Senior Health Editor.

Tanya Lewis, usually here with me, has the day off.

Today, the giant Omicron wave looks like it may have peaked in the U.S.

We will look at its unusual effects on two groups, children and

people with long-haul COVID. And we'll talk about a dramatic worldwide vaccine milestone.

Amicron cases look like they are starting to drop down in many U.S. states, but they're coming

down from staggering heights. By mid-February, about

40% of the U.S. population will be infected by the variant. That's an estimate from Trevor Bedford

of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, who models infection rates. And that's changed

one important feature of the pandemic, kids getting sick. With earlier variants, very few children got seriously

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