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Podcast: Mayo Clinic Talks
Episode: Mayo Clinic Q&A: Omicron wave wanes, new variant arises
Description: This episode is shared from Mayo Clinic Q&A and was recorded in January 2022
Guest: Gregory A. Poland, M.D. (@drgregpoland)
Host: Halena M. Gazelka, M.D. (@hmgazelkamd)
The number of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. is dropping as the omicron wave wanes in many places, but some parts of the country lag behind.
"As a nation, it looks like we've kind of gotten to the peak and are now starting on the decline, but it's very uneven," explains Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "That...