Ask a Virologist: What We Know (and Don't Know) About Omicron and Immunity

The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 14, 2021

Brianne Barker, virologist and immunologist, associate professor of biology at Drew University and co-host of the podcast This Week in Virology, talks about what data exists and what we still need to learn about the new variant of the SARS-CoV2 virus and answers listeners' questions about immunity and COVID-19.

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