COVID Update: Omicron Variant, Antibody Therapies, and At-Home Testing

12/01/2022 8 min Episodio 22
COVID Update: Omicron Variant, Antibody Therapies, and At-Home Testing

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Episode Synopsis

The Omicron variant is by far the most dominant of the COVID virus strains in our region at this time. Dr. John Zurlo, Chief of Infectious Diseases updates us on what we’re seeing in the hospitals, new monoclonal antibody therapies Sotrovimab and Evusheld, and the accuracy of at-home tests. Plus, he addresses whether the United States will follow in the footsteps of Germany and Israel and expedite an additional booster.
Be sure to check out The Health Nexus for additional content on COVID like an update on boosters, floosters, and the omicron variant.
 
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