Evolving Omicron
- Author
- Dr. John Warner, Dr. Trish Perl, Dr. Julie Pfeiffer
- Published
- Tue 21 Dec 2021
- Episode Link
- https://utswmed.org/whattoknow/
The emergence of the highly mutated, fast-spreading variant is creating concerns about a winter surge of COVID-19 cases. Dr. Trish Perl, Chief of Infectious Diseases at UT Southwestern, and Dr. Julie Pfeiffer, a UTSW Professor of Microbiology who studies virus evolution, offer insights on the potential trajectory of Omicron and how it stacks up against the vaccines.
