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Weekly roundup — When (almost) everyone has omicron
Take a look around — because this is the wildest part of the pandemic anyone's ever seen. And we've started to normalize a few things we shouldn't.
Letting omicron spread is a deadly risk
Alpha, beta, delta — they were all more severe than the original. So why, after omicron, should the next variant be different?
Do rapid (antigen) tests work for omicron?
Yes. They do. But since there's a chance they're less sensitive, how many tests do you need before you can say it's definitely COVID — or just a common cold?
Weekly roundup — Inside omicron
Hospitals, animals and miniature human organoids are showing us how omicron causes disease. And the news is mostly good.
Weekly roundup - The omicron 'wall'
The omicron numbers are already awful. Yet there's a case for cautious optimism based on what we've seen so far.
Weekly roundup — the omicron lockdowns
Omicron won't be a wave, it'll be a wall, says Germany's top virologist. And the best response is to lock things down — again. Can people tolerate that?
What do women and men lie about on social media?
If you're on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter, then surely you've seen some… less-than-truthful posts. But who's deceiving whom, exactly? And just what is it that they're lying about?
A cold Christmas (and New Year)
Omicron will mean tougher restrictions for a lot of countries around the world. How should we be dealing with that news?
Which COVID-19 booster is best against omicron?
Honest answer: It's too early to say. But a handful of small-scale, pre-print studies seem to be pointing in one direction.