How big a shadow does Omicron cast over vaccines and the economy?

Marketplace Morning Report

English - November 29, 2021 12:17 - 6 minutes - 11.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 748 ratings
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President Biden is slated to talk about the newly detected COVID variant later today. Meanwhile, the economic concerns are real, as Wall Street is poised to recover after taking a bit of a tumble over the weekend. Also, the World Health Organization said Omicron posed a very high risk of surging infection rates. Senior economics contributor Chris Farrell helps us discuss the role of retirees during the labor shortage. Could some of them be coming back to work?