Can we breathe? American scientist evaluated OMIKRON! – Pluska.sk

Leading American scientist Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday that although it would take weeks to assess the seriousness of the new coronavirus variant omicron, the first signs show that it is not worse than the previous variants, and perhaps weaker. The AFP news agency informed about it.

“It’s almost certainly no more dangerous than the delta,” said the White House chief adviser on the coronavirus pandemic in an interview with AFP. “There are indications that it may be even less serious,” Fauci added.

Omicron is spreading in South Africa, South Africa, and the world is on the rise, so Fauci said it would take weeks to determine the exact severity of the variant.

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As of Monday, a total of 432 confirmed omicron infections were recorded in 21 countries in the European region, said Hans Kluge, head of the European Office of the World Health Organization (WHO).

“Omicron is here, cases are on the rise and we are rightly concerned and cautious,“The current problem is the delta variants of the coronavirus, which still prevail, Kluge said. “Today, however, we are advancing in the fight against the delta, so tomorrow we will win over the omikron,” he added.

“It is necessary to stabilize the pandemic – that is, not only one variant at a time, but all variants at once,” declared the head of the WHO for the European region. He called for an increase in vaccination rates, the administration of booster doses of vaccines, better wearing of drapes indoors and ventilation of rooms.

Kluge also said that compulsory vaccination should be a last resort when all feasible ways to improve vaccination rates are exhausted.

Authors:
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