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Today is another milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic, where the U.S. has passed 800,000 deaths due to the virus. However, it seems as though many have become numb to such numbers.
Amidst reports of the fast-spreading omicron variant, Houston hospitals have been developing a new, easy-to-make vaccine that will cover the gaps in other counties that are working to inoculate against the virus.
In this episode of Town Square, we talk with Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi, Co-Director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, about the vaccine she's working on with her Co-Director, Dr. Peter Jay Hotez.
Along with the latest COVID headlines, we answer your questions about the effectiveness of vaccines against omicron and provide an update on the virus, vaccines, and variants.
Guests:
- Associate Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine
- Co-Director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development
- Epidemiologist with UTHealth School of Public Health
- Author of the blog Your Local Epidemiologist
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