Leading Vaccine Expert Explains Impact Of Omicron Variant On COVID Vaccine | Stay Curious

To date, around 42% of the world has been vaccinated for COVID, and more than 7.8 billion doses have been given out. So, you'd think we are really starting to turn the corner on COVID, but we keep hearing about new variants like Omicron. We visited Dr. Jerome Kim again for some answers. Dr. Kim is the current director general of the International Vaccine Institute and is one of the leading researchers and vaccine experts in the world. Watch our previous interviews with Dr. Kim if you have any questions about his credibility.

Has the COVID vaccine been working as intended? If so, will the vaccine continue to provide protection? Watch to find out.

0:00 - Intro
0:56 - Worldwide vaccination rate
6:39 - Why are those who got vaccinated still getting COVID?
10:43 - What about herd immunity?
15:28 - Did the COVID vaccine lower the death rate?
20:56 - What is Omicron and how is it different?
29:13 - Do we need the booster shot for Omicron?
31:53 - Side effects from the COVID vaccine?
39:53 - Should the government mandate vaccination?
50:01 - Vaccination of children?
53:12 - How many vaccine doses are being produced?
1:00:00 - Will we ever go back to our pre-COVID lives?
1:05:52 - What should people do in the next few months?

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