Is it time to live with COVID or should older adults still be taking precautions? What about Omicron BA.2? How did vaccines hold up against Omicron and when will COVID be endemic? Geriatrician Leslie Kernisan, MD MPH, explains this and more, in this update.
For related links and Dr. K's latest 2022 COVID updates: [ Ссылка ]
0:00 Intro
9:13 The data on vaccines & boosters during Omicron
18:33 The data on Denmark "letting it rip" (& the impact on older adults)
21:47 How to OurWorldInData.org to compare US COVID data to that of other countries
28:58 What to know about the Omicron sister variant BA.2
39:30 What it would mean for COVID to be “endemic”
47:07 Dr. K's ideal societal approach to living with COVID
52:31 What you can do stay safer from COVID
54:06 Wastewater & other ways to monitor COVID in your local area
Update 2/25/22: The CDC released updated guidance re COVID and assessing local COVID-19 community levels today. Dr. K has posted written comments regarding this here: [ Ссылка ]
Covid News Summer 2023: [ Ссылка ]
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