The Impact of Omicron
As December hit, the markets crashed. COVID is back. We're supposed to be evolving from this, but there's another new variant. Should we worry? How do we react? Is it time to start doing things differently? As the old saying goes, "If it bleeds, it leads." News is entertainment now, and when you give something a name, you give news organizations something to do. We talk about the news coverage from the past week and wonder: Is Omicron more virulent? More contagious? More deadly? We also talk about the way the news media is reporting on Omicron, and why we should all trust the scientific method.