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By Colleen Leahy
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December 22, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Joe Biden gave an address to the nation concerning his response to the omicron variant of the coronavirus, which has quickly become the dominant strain of new infections. An epidemiologist (Amanda Simanek, Associate Professor of Epidemiology at UW-Milwaukee Zilber School of Public Health) explains what we know about this rapidly-spreading variant and gives tips for how to be safe during the holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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