The latest on the Omicron variant

1 big thing

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🗓️ 29 November 2021

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

This Thanksgiving weekend many in the world were reacting to the latest, heavily-mutated Covid-19 variant first detected in Botswana. On Friday, the World Health Organization called the new strain - Omicron - a variant of concern. There’s a lot we don’t know about this new strain, even as countries around the world are scrambling to get ahead of it with travel bans. But last night, Canada confirmed the first two North American cases of the variant in Ontario. Plus, how streaming and social media are changing legal outcomes. And, an alarm bell on American democracy. Guests: Dr. Namandje N. Bumpus, Director of the Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences at Johns Hopkins Medicine; and Axios' Sara Fischer and Dave Lawler. Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Julia Redpath, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Alex Sugiura, Sabeena Singhani, Lydia McMullen-Laird, David Toledo and Jayk Cherry. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The best thing I got on Depa.
0:01.5	That's a good question.
0:02.4	This really nice 80s Adidas jumper.
0:05.3	The quarter rates which I'm wearing.
0:06.5	This pink mini skirt.
0:08.2	This Jessica Torheri.
0:09.4	Probably my unif choke boots.
0:11.0	This pair of jeans I wear them all the time.
0:12.6	The main one I'm quite into the moment is extreme layering.
0:15.6	Ranch.
0:16.6	White's okay.
0:17.7	Relaxed grandpa.
0:19.0	Part time punk, part time polypocket.
0:20.8	I think co-cat is the word.
0:22.3	Baggy relaxed and a bit out there.
0:24.4	Necher short, I barely short short.
0:26.5	That's like my favorite outfit at the moment.
0:28.8	I got it on Depa.
0:33.9	Good morning.
0:34.7	Welcome to Axios today.
0:36.1	It's Monday, November 29th.
0:38.2	I'm Nyla Boudou.
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