Answering questions about the Omicron variant of Covid-19

Peter Drobac, global health expert at the University of Oxford, was on BBC World News on 2nd December 2021, answering questions about the Omicron varient of Covid-19. Dr Drobac was joined by Dr Rupali Limaye from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to answer questions from viewers.

They looked at issues including how long symptoms last for, advice for those who are immunosuppressed and whether Omicron is more harmful to children than other variants.

Watch the video here.