Why can’t be an Omicron Booster

Dr. Peter Hotez has been keeping the public informed about the impact of COVID-19 in the United States, its variants, and vaccination against them since the beginning of the pandemic, so when Omicron began to attract attention of the news, host Molly Jong -Quick invited him in New anomaly let us know about it, and fast.

Is it something to worry about? The answer is not simple, but Dr. Hotez has some promising predictions.

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“If you have very high levels of virus-neutralizing antibodies, either because you’ve had your third vaccination or because you’ve been infected or recovered and then been vaccinated, I think there’s a high chance. [of being protected],” he explained.

Given the way vaccines have protected against other variants that still exist, he predicts they will protect against Omicron — but there’s a hitch.

For example, it depends on whether the vaccine is effective against Omicron versus Delta.

“I mean, Delta is a high bar. “This is a fairly transmissible variant – and the vaccine has worked there, which is why he doesn’t think we’re going to need specific booster shots,” says Dr. Hotez. Omicron brand.

He also calls Rand Paul and his obsession with herd immunity “weird” and completely dismisses that argument.

James Carville is also on the show and disrupts the comms strategy that will give Biden and the Dems an edge in the media (and possibly on Fox News) and brainstorm a scary thought with Molly: You’ll do What if your child works for Majorie Taylor Greene?

To add! Daily Monster Media reporter Zach Petrizzo explains why Mike Lindell is organizing a protest against Fox, and why rightists like Sebastian Gorka and Charlie Kirk are in a relationship with the MyPillow guy.

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