There are five to ten million Americans who don't have their own andbodies. They get no protection from a vaccine, even if they've been boosted twice. This was called for years, for over a century now, it's been called ta passive vaccination. For these people, we have applied for the fda for authorization that we could give ours as what's called a passive vaccine. We can do exactly what you said, neil. In fact, we can give it to you maybe twice a year or four times a year. You're as good, if not better, protected, than a vaccinated person.
What is the Omicron Variant? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice discuss the emergence of the new Omicron Variant of COVID-19 with biomedical scientist and president of Regeneron, George Yancopoulos.
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