Safe or Not Safe: What Omicron Changed
In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt
Lemonada Media
4.6 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 31 January 2022
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Omicron came and flipped everything we thought we knew about how to act during COVID up in the air. It also made another edition of Safe or Not Safe necessary. This time around, Andy brings in two new contestants, epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina and former guest host Dr. Bob Wachter, to answer your questions about indoor dining, outdoor transmission, and how to keep kids under five and those who are immunocompromised as safe as possible. After you finish listening, head over to Twitter and tell Andy who you think won: #TeamKatelyn or #TeamBob.
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| 1:11.9 | Welcome to the Bubble. This is your host, Andy Slavitt. We have an exciting show for |
| 1:16.9 | you. One you've been waiting for your entire life, which is if that is you |
| 1:21.7 | knew what Omicron was and if your entire life you wanted to hear a silly game |
| 1:26.4 | show about how to stay safe during Omicron. It's actually our safe or not safe |
| 1:32.0 | episode around Omicron. What makes the world safe and what doesn't? It is tons of |
| 1:37.2 | your questions. Tons of your questions that I run by. Two great people, Kaelin |
| 1:42.0 | Jettelina, who I just think is marvelous. She goes by your local epidemiologist. |
| 1:48.8 | She's at the University of Texas. She's an assistant professor. She's great. And |
| 1:53.4 | Bob Wockter, who many of you know and love for good reason. He is at UCSF. He is |
| 2:00.0 | the chair of the Department of Medicine. And let me just say that Kaelin gives him |
| 2:04.2 | run for his money. You know, the way this thing works, you'll hear. But I think |
| 2:08.5 | you're going to have to decide pretty quickly whether you are Team Kaelin or Team |
| 2:12.9 | Bob. Team Kaelin or Team Bob. Just you're going to be making your decision. Feel |
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