Omicron – Fact vs spin

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In this episode:

  • The government and the media have propelled anti-scientific disinformation into the mainstream
  • We are seeing very significant post-COVID sequelae including diabetes & neurocognitive issues and more are emerging
  • Omicron infection is less protective than the booster
  • COVID has generated a major variant every six months for the past two years… more are likely to emerge so we are unlikely to be near the end
  • Omicron is as deadly as the original COVID variant… it’s not just a bad flu

 

Host:
Dr David Lim, GP and Medical Educator

Total time: 49 mins

Guest: Prof Raina MacIntyre, Infectious Disease Physician

 

This Healthed educational segment is supported by Bayer. The views expressed by the experts are entirely their own.

Last Updated: 24 Jan, 2022

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