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On the menu today: some potential good news, as early cases suggest that the Omicron variant of Covid-19 usually gives people only mild symptoms; scientists think they’ve found the link between the virus and the dangers of extra weight, which is an opportunity to lay out what the overweight among us do not want or need to hear; Alec Baldwin’s explanation for that fatal movie-set shooting doesn’t make much sense; and why you’ll want to tune in to today’s Three Martini Lunch podcast.
Is Omicron . . . Not That Scary after All?
It’s a little early to declare that the Biden administration, public-health authorities, and the media overreacted to the discovery of the Omicron variant. But the evidence is starting to pile up that Omicron might actually be what we would want — a super-contagious strain that only afflicts people with mild symptoms. Once people catch the virus and beat it off, their immune systems are well-trained to fight off a second run-in with the virus.
Episode 207: The Bostonians...
