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How to be prepared for Omicron: the new COVID variant

December 23, 2021 7:57 am
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How to be prepared for Omicron: the new COVID variant
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Introduction:

On 26 November 2021, WHO designated a new COVID variant as the variant of concern, named Omicron. This decision was based on the evidence that Omicron has several mutations that may have an impact on how it behaves, for example, on how easily it spreads or the severity of illness it causes. So, today we have Dr. Rakesh Garg with us to learn more about this new COVID variant and how we can be prepared to keep ourselves safe.

Good morning doctor, thanks for joining us today. So, we have a few questions that will help our listeners to better prepare for Omicron.

Questions:

  1. What is Omicron? How is it different from other COVID variants?
  2. Why do viruses mutate?
  3. Is this variant more dangerous than other existing variants?
    • Transmissibility
    • Severity of disease
  4. Are you safe if you have had the covid infection in the past?
  5. Does having the vaccine give you any protection against this variant?
  6. What should be the COVID appropriate behaviour? Should we travel or meet in big groups?
  7. Which health conditions increase our risk of getting severely ill with COVID?
  8. What health behaviours should older people adopt to stay safe from COVID?
  9. How can REAN HealthGuru assistant help us in assessing our risk score and staying safe during COVID?

Also Check: Healthy Habits that can be followed

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Kriti Adlakha

Effective marketing outreach campaigns for maximum brand mileage and a strong pipeline involve understanding customer challenges. Therefore, I believe that listening is the best trait of a good marketer.

A career-driven and target-oriented content marketing expert with a strong work ethic and extensive experience in the field. She specializes in creating brand messages and marketing strategies for differentiated brands by being their voice and spreading their brand image through words that make a powerful impact.

She ideates effective marketing outreach campaigns to gain maximum brand mileage we can use through careful analysis and interpretation of the challenges faced by target customers. She believes that her best trait is that she is a good listener- a must-have trait for a successful marketer.

She is a Google Adwords certified professional who has completed her Executive Programme in Business Management, Business Administration and Management, General, from IIM Calcutta.

Her career journey started as an Assistant Manager, Marketing at Bennet, Coleman & Co. Limited (Times Group). She later went on to be a Manager at Quick Heal Technologies Pvt. Ltd and Marketing Manager at Affinity Express. She then worked as a Senior Marketing Manager and Marketing Manager at REAN Cloud. She has also worked as a Marketing Manager at CoreCompete LLC and a Product Marketing Manager at Hitachi Vantara. At present, she is a professional Marketing Communication Consultant and Content Strategist at REAN Foundation.

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