Doctor from UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s discusses the COVID-19 omicron variant
Published: Jan. 20, 2022 at 6:36 PM CST
SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - We have been hearing more and more about increased COVID-19 numbers, especially with the omicron variant.
To answer some virus-related questions, KTIV’s Stella Daskalakis sat down with the senior medical director at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s, Dr. Jeffrey O’Tool. Some of the questions she asked included:
- What is different with omicron?
- Why is it spreading so fast?
- What is the vaccine impact on omicron?
- Is there an age group that it seems to be hitting the hardest?
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