Do we know the lethality of omekrona? That is a hope. Deviruses don't select to be more lethal, they select to spread faster. It's not only how letal it is, but if it hits you and you become symptomatic right away. And so by selection by the evolution that selects for spreading faster,. They may actually lose some of that early lothality. Let us hope that that's the case. We're going to learn about this in the coming week. But maybe we'll get some good news, like this. Listeners suggest that tat that maybe it'll be a much milder disease. This has been a highly illuminating conversation
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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