Wellness Wednesday: The Latest On COVID And Omicron Variant Headed Into The Holidays

Published December 22, 2021 at 9:19 AM EST

Can lined up at a COVID-19 testing site at Cleveland's University Hospitals on Tuesday. Due to the long line of traffic, ODH, the Ohio National Guard and clinic officials paused registration for the free public testing site.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday the federal government will purchase half a billion, at-home rapid COVID-19 tests and mobilize 1,000 military medical personnel to help overburdened hospitals.

The moves come as the administration confronts surging COVID-19 infections and the new, highly-transmissible omicron variant.

Today on Wellness Wednesday on All Sides with Ann Fisher, the latest on COVID and the Omicron variant heading into the holidays.

We also look at the FDA's approval to allow access to abortion pills by mail and a new study that shows how football injuries cause inflammation that impairs balance, coordination and speed.

Guests:

Dr. Joseph Gastaldo, system medical director of infectious diseases at OhioHealth
Dr. Zander Curtis, fellow, Physicians for Reproductive Health
Dr. Hans Breiter, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, Northwestern University

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