Heading into the New Year, there was reason to cheer. But with the emergence of the new variant, Omicron, and with Delta cases on the rise, there is now renewed concern. Medical experts from prestigious institutions shed light on the variants and the vaccines, while offering hope about new COVID treatments on the horizon.

CCOVID-19: Ask the Experts Town Hall, Armed Against COVID: Kids, Adults, and Seniors. Hosted by Health Channel’s host Olga Villaverde and Michael Zinner, M.D., CEO & Executive Medical Director of the Miami Cancer Institute, the panel of health and medical experts include:

Carlos del Rio, M.D. – Associate Dean, Emory University School of Medicine

Tina Carroll-Scott, M.D. – Medical Director, South Miami Children’s Clinic

Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D. – Dean, School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor University

Ashish Jha, M.D., MPH – Dean, School of Public Health, Brown University

Marcos Mestre, M.D. – VP & Chief Medical Officer, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital