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In just a few weeks, the omicron variant has become the dominant COVID-19 strain in Washington state and around the globe. This highly contagious form of the virus \u2014 arriving during the holidays and at the start of flu season \u2014 has the potential to drive yet another dangerous wave of COVID-19 infections that will tax our communities and our vital health care resources.<\/p>\n

In this video, Michael Myint, MD, infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist at MultiCare, discusses why omicron is so concerning to health care experts, and the important role vaccines and booster shots will play in helping to protect you and your loved ones.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In just a few weeks, the omicron variant has become the dominant COVID-19 strain in Washington state and around the globe. This highly contagious form of the virus \u2014 arriving during the holidays and at the start of flu season \u2014 has the potential to drive yet another dangerous wave of COVID-19 infections that will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[51,111],"tags":[27],"class_list":["post-17303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-covid-19","category-video","tag-videos"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWatch: Why health experts are concerned about omicron - MultiCare Vitals<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In this video, Michael Myint, MD, infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist, discusses why omicron is so concerning.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/watch-why-health-experts-are-concerned-about-omicron\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Watch: Why health experts are concerned about omicron - 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