Who's afraid of Omicron?

It appears Covid-19 has now mutated back into, like its cousins, an irritating, not-at-all scary bug

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So, you got a cold. It happens around this time every year, to almost everyone. You got the sniffles, your head is a little foggy, you have an occasional sneeze, there’s some persistent phlegm lingering in the back of your throat. It’s mildly annoying, and you’re reminded this is bound to happen at least once every winter, and li…