What Do You Need To Know About Omicron? Biden Says Be Concerned But Don't Panic

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🗓️ 29 November 2021

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

A new Covid-19 variant called Omicron is spreading throughout the world and public health officials are worried about its transmissibility. President Biden addressed the nation saying, "this variant is a cause for concern — not a cause for panic." But the variant is reigniting anxieties about the pandemic.

This episode: White House Correspondent Tamara Keith, White House correspondent Scott Detrow, and health correspondent Allison Aubrey.

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0:00.0	Hey, NPR politics. This is Andrew and Raleigh, New Jersey.
0:03.4	And I'm currently on my way to close on my very first home,
0:06.4	while trying my absolute best not to get sick from the nerves.
0:09.2	This podcast was recorded at...
0:11.4	205 PM on Monday the 29th of November.
0:15.8	Things may have changed by the time you hear it,
0:17.6	but hopefully I'll officially be a first-time homeowner.
0:20.4	Who is able to keep us breakfast down?
0:22.6	Enjoy the show!
0:26.6	Ah, congratulations!
0:29.4	It's stressful.
0:30.6	Hey there! It's the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:33.6	I'm Tamer Keath, I cover the White House.
0:35.6	I'm Scott Detro, I also cover the White House.
0:38.0	And you all probably got the news alerts over the weekend about
0:42.6	a new COVID-19 variant of concern called Oma-Cron.
0:47.6	Though I guess Scott, you didn't, because you have turned off all alerts, is that right?
0:51.4	Oh yeah, years ago. I recommend nobody have alerts on their phones.
0:56.0	I had a lot of questions about this Oma-Cron, including how to pronounce it.
1:02.2	Not Omnichron.
1:04.2	Like the president pronounced it.
1:05.8	Like a transformer.
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