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Omicron

Why is the new Omicron Covid variant more infectious and are the existing drug treatments still effective? James Gallagher puts your questions to the experts.

Is an Omicron infection inevitable? Which drugs still work? Is this the last hurrah of the pandemic? This week we have three of the country鈥檚 greatest scientific minds teasing apart what Omicron means for our lives now and in the future. Prof Eleanor Riley, Prof Azra Ghani and Prof Sir Martin Landray also tackle your, at times controversial questions! And our regular Dr Rohin Francis gives us a first-hand account of the pressures on NHS staff?

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28 minutes

Last on

Wed 12 Jan 2022 15:30

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  • Tue 11 Jan 2022 21:00
  • Wed 12 Jan 2022 15:30

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