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In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt

The Big Question: What Kind of Immunity Will Omicron Provide? (with Bill Hanage)

In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt

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4.63.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Andy explores what Omicron means for immunity with Harvard epidemiologist Bill Hanage. Andy and Bill tackle what we know about the kind of immunity Omicron may provide against future variants, what role layered immunity will play moving forward, and why we shouldn't count Delta out just yet. While you listen, see if you can catch all the literary and Arsenal F.C. references Bill skillfully slides into the conversation. 

 

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But the point is, you know, the wider point is very large numbers of people are

0:58.3

going to be infected with Omicron. At some point, you know, almost everybody is

1:04.2

going to be having some encounter with the virus and the immunity that will

1:08.4

result from that is going to mean that the next time they see the virus, they're

1:11.9

less likely to be ill. So that is an important factor. Now I'll point out that if

1:18.7

the way to get that immunity is not to get infected, the ideal way to get that

1:22.7

immunity is to be vaccinated because you're then acquiring the immunity

1:26.7

without the risks of infection and without something that you can transmit to

1:30.2

other vulnerable folks. So get vaccinated. I mean, I'm sure most of the people

1:35.7

listening to this are vaccinated, if not boosted. If you are actually in one of

1:40.5

those communities which are under vaccinated or not boosted and you are in a

1:46.1

position of authority and trusted, please speak to your fellow citizens. Please

1:51.1

try and encourage them to be vaccinated and boosted because that's going to do

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