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The Omicron Variant

Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

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I Think the Battle Over Masks Is Still Very Important, and It's an Easy Thing to Do

i think there is a feeling that we're sort of telling people to get vaccinated and then letting it go. I i think that masking is still very important, and it's an easy thing to do. For the vast majority of us, wearing a mask is in no way a sacrifice. There is good evidence that right now that the omicron variant may well be milder for an individual than previous variants we have. And so they all don't like that when you couldn't know initially who was going to get it or how many would get it. Now with some time, what've started to see is a de-coupling of new cases and rate of hopitaliation

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