Will We All Get Omicron in 2022? (with David Agus)

In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt

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4.6 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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As we begin 2022, Andy gets the latest on where we stand with Omicron with the help of Dr. David Agus, a professor of medicine at USC, medical contributor for CBS News, and one of the clearest communicators out there. They discuss whether nearly everyone will get COVID-19 because of Omicron, what the latest data show about its severity, and the possibility of variant-specific boosters in the future. Plus, they break down the CDC's new isolation guidelines and David tells Andy what it's like talking COVID with Stephen Colbert.

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Watch David’s full appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: https://www.cbs.com/shows/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/video/TFO38Opgb3_TBqMkTyo_U06tILOwKiMx/what-do-we-actually-know-about-omicron-dr-david-agus-fills-us-in-on-the-latest-science/
Read more about the latest data on Omicron out of Denmark: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/omicron-evades-immunity-better-than-delta-danish-study-finds-2022-01-03/
And out of the UK, as mentioned by David in today’s episode: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/31/world/europe/omicron-hospitalization-uk-report.html
Here’s more on the Biden Administration’s plan for Pfizer’s oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/04/biden-doubles-us-order-of-pfizer-covid-treatment-pills-speeds-delivery-as-omicron-rages.html
Check out the CDC’s latest guidance shortening the recommended isolation time for people who test positive for COVID-19: https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s1227-isolation-quarantine-guidance.html
Find a COVID-19 vaccine site near you: https://www.vaccines.gov/
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0:00.0	It's CVS Health, they know the women's physical, mental, and sexual health matters.
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0:09.0	From heart health, blood pressure, and cholesterol screenings available at miniclinic locations,
0:14.0	to virtual birth control consultations and visits with a board certified provider,
0:18.0	women's health is it an afterthought. It matters.
0:21.0	It's CVS Health. Health here happens together. Learn more at CVSHealth.com.
0:27.0	Lemonade.
0:31.0	As I was explaining to the people before, thank you for being here. As I explained to the people before,
0:44.0	you're a big deal in the whole known about COVID world.
0:48.0	The people that I call or we call around here to find out what's going to be happening.
0:52.0	They generally call you and they say this is what Aegis said.
0:54.0	So I thought it would be nice since we're getting all this new information this fall.
0:59.0	We kind of thought we knew where we were going this summer and then Delta came in and we went,
1:03.0	okay, Delta, we got to ride this out. It's going to be over by mid-October, early November.
1:07.0	Then, you know, Omicron is showing up. I just want to get like a baseline reading for the world
1:13.0	and COVID from you tonight if that's possible.
1:15.0	Got it. I can do that.
1:17.0	Okay, good.
1:27.0	Welcome to the bubble. This is your host, Andy Slavitt. It's 2022. Can you believe it?
1:43.0	We made it. Doesn't feel that way, does it? You just heard David Aegis
1:48.0	be introduced from Stephen Kilberish. Oh, David is our guest today.
1:52.0	I thought it would be great to have David start off the year by giving us a sense of where we are
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