COVID-19: Demand for rapid antigen test soars, while questions rise over Omicron and vaccines

As the COVID-19 Omicron variant tightens its grip on Canada, more people are trying to get their hands on rapid antigen COVID-19 tests.

As Mike Le Couteur explains, uneven distribution and confusing guidelines are hampering the hunt for the season's must-have item.

And as infections rise, so are the questions over this variant. Does it matter which brand of booster you get?

Will a vaccine be produced to specifically fight this variant? What are the symptoms of catching Omicron? Is it more transmissible in the air or by touching surfaces? Jeff Semple gets the answers from infectious diseases physician Dr. Anna Banerji.

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