The variant was first identified in southern Africa in late November 2021.
The omicron variant, which infects people at a rate the world had not seen since the start of the covid-19 pandemic, “It is still a dangerous virus” although it causes less severe symptoms, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO).
“Although omicron causes less severe symptoms than delta (the hitherto dominant variant), still a dangerous virusespecially for those who are not vaccinated, “said the organization’s director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, at a press conference.
The variant, which was first identified in southern Africa At the end of November 2021, it has spread brilliantly around the world.
The less severe symptoms – especially for people fully vaccinated and with a booster dose – than delta symptoms make some think it is a benign disease.
But “More transmission means more hospitalizations, more deaths, more people who cannot go to work, including teachers and health personnel, and a greater risk of the emergence of another more transmissible and more deadly variant than omicron”Said the head of the institution.
“It is not a benign disease, it is a disease that we can prevent with vaccines,” said Michael Ryan, in charge of emergency situations at WHO.
“This is not the time to abandon, this is not the time to let your guard downThis is not the time to say that it is a welcome virus, no virus is welcome ”, he warned.
Some believe that omicron and its high level of transmission can replace the most dangerous variants and transform the pandemic into an endemic disease that is easy to combat. (I)
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