On Friday, the World Health Organization announced that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is a “new variant of concern.”  Omicron has not been detected in the US...yet. But it has been found in Europe, Africa, Asia, and right over the border from Michigan—in Ontario, Canada. Today, what you need to know about the Omicron variant. GUEST:  Emily Martin, epidemiologist with the University of Michigan Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way. If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Stateside’s theme music is by 14KT. Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.