CNN CNN Newsroom With Pamela Brown December 4, 2021 23:31:00
A new study says the omicron variant might be more infectious than past strains because it has copied part of the genetic code for the common cold, which is also a coronavirus. cnn medical analyst dr. jonathan reiner is a professor of medicine at george washington university. dr. reiner, you always help answer most of my questions. we knew there would be mutations, but what does it mean that omicron has a, quote, stolen genetic code from the common cold? does that make it more dangerous? >> maybe not. it might make it more transmissible. interesting story that suggests that in a patient who wa...