Omicron: What can you do to stay safe this holiday season?

<p>As the holiday season approaches, many people are asking what they can do to protect themselves from the latest COVID-19 variant, omicron. Little is known about this variant other than it seems to be a mild disease for those who are vaccinated or boosted. So what can you do to ensure you have a safe and healthy holiday? We sat down with USA TODAY health reporter, Elizabeth Weise to get some answers. For some of Elizabeth's recent health stories on the omicron variant click<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/12/17/covid-vaccination-and-previous-infection-may-deliver-super-immunity/8925072002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> here</a>. For deals and rates on USA TODAY subscriptions, click <a href="https://cm.usatoday.com/refer-a-friend?gps-source=CPTOPNAVBAR&amp;itm_campaign=ADVOCATELP&amp;itm_medium=RAF&amp;onSuccessRedirectURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fsearch%2F&amp;itm_content=bluebutton&amp;itm_source=bluebutton" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><p>Episode Transcript <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/11/01/kyle-rittenhouse-trial-begins-mcrib-back-5-things-podcast/6230747001/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">available here</a></p><p>Also available at <a href="https://art19.com/shows/5-things" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">art19.com/shows/5-Things</a></p><p><br></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>