Rudolph answers early questions on new COVID variant
It's too early to know what we can expect from the omicron variant of COVID-19, which was detected in South Africa and Europe in November and announced on Dec. 1 to have arrived in the United States. The World Health Organization says it presents a “very high" risk, based on mutations it shares with other viruses of concern and their impact, and it could lead to new surges worldwide. Abby Rudolph, associate professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at Temple's College of Public Health, studies disease transmission patterns and has followed COVID-19 and its variants. We asked...