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Omicron variant; #GivingTuesday; Hakka Kitchen

FILE - James Robson, a biomedical engineering graduate student, holds a swab and specimen vial in the new COVID-19, on-campus testing lab, Thursday, July 23, 2020, at Boston University in Boston. The United States has improved its surveillance system for tracking new coronavirus variants such as omicron, boosting its capacity by tens of thousands of samples since early 2021. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
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A biomedical engineering graduate student holds a swab and specimen vial in a COVID-19 testing lab.

As concern grows around the new COVID-19 variant, President Joe Biden says omicron is cause for concern, not panic. The variant,first detected in South Africa, was identified in Canada yesterday.

The World Health Organization is working to develop best practices to combat the omicron variant and says to continue wearing a mask and getting vaccinated.

Guest: Dr. Michelle Aquino, hospitalist at Baptist Health in Jacksonville.

#GivingTuesday

The nonprofit sector’s response to Black Friday and Cyber Monday is #GivingTuesday, an annual, one-day global movement to inspire hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate and celebrate generosity.

In 2020, nonprofits in the U.S. alone raised more than $2.47 billion on #GivingTuesday.

Guests:

Hakka Kitchen

Ancient, plant-based Chinese countryside cuisine is presented in a brand new way at Hakka Kitchen on Beach Boulevard.

Guest: Wen Raiti, owner of Hakka Kitchen.

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