Thank you to Wren for supporting PBS. To learn more, go to https://wren.co/start/besmart We’re on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ I’m vaccinated. I’m boosted. And I still got infected with the omicron variant of COVID-19. Here’s what I learned, and what it means for the possible end of this pandemic. References and sources: https://sites.google.com/view/be-smart-omicron-covid/home 0:00 Intro 1:16 What is Omicron? 2:23 Is Omicron more contagious? 4:31 What's different about Omicron? 5:42 Is Omicron less severe? 8:07 Are the vaccines ineffective? 9:55 What no one's saying about vaccines 11:34 Injection + Infection: Is "hybrid immunity" better? 13:46 Will Omicron end the pandemic? 15:41 Final thoughts ----------- Special thanks to our Brain Trust Patrons: Mehdi Damou Barbora Bei Ken Board The Clinger-Hamilton Family Attila Pix Burt Humburg DeliciousKashmiri Brian Chang Roy Lasris dani bowman David Johnston Salih Arslan Baerbel Winkler Robert Young Amy Sowada Eric Meer Dustin Karen Haskell AlecZero Join us on Patreon! https://patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart Twitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merch null Facebook https://www.facebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs/