WHO officials have been saying for days that they are working with experts around the world to determine the impact of Omicron on transmission and severity of disease.
And today, he said, Michael Ryan, WHO Emergencies Officer: “There are no indications that this mutant causes a more severe disease than that caused by the delta mutant.”
He added, in an interview with Agence France-Presse, that:There is no reason to question the efficacy of currently available vaccines against Corona in protecting against Omicron.
He continued, “We have highly effective vaccines that have proven effective against all variants so far, in terms of disease severity and hospitalization, and there is no reason to think that this will not be the case with Omicron.”
stressed Rhein At the same time the need for further research in this matter.
And earlier today, the chief White House scientist, Anthony Fauci, confirmed that determining the severity of the Omicron mutant will take weeks, but initial indications are that it is not worse than its predecessor, and may even be lighter.
“It is almost certainly not more severe than delta,” Fauci told AFP. “There are indications that it may be even less severe.”
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