There is no evidence that Omicron variant causes more serious disease than previous variants of the coronavirus or reasons “to doubt” the efficacy of vaccines against the new variant, he said. Michael Ryan, director of emergencies of the World Health Organization (WHO).
“We have very effective vaccines that have proven their power against all variants so far, in terms of disease severity and hospitalization. There is no reason to think that it will not be like this ”in the case of Ómicron, explained the director of emergencies of the WHO, Michael Ryan.
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Ómicron is not serious … but it is still early
“The general pattern that we are seeing so far does not show an increase in gravity. In fact, in some places in southern Africa, milder symptoms“Said the doctor. This agrees with the statements by American Anthony Fauci.
Ryan recalled that the studies are still in an early stage – the variant was only detected on November 24 – and “great care” must be taken with the analysis. Since that date, cases have been registered in 42 countries.
For his part, Alejandro Macías, who was in charge of the anti-influenza strategy, agreed with what these authorities said.
“The Omicron variant may not be bad news for countries where the Delta variant has entered little due to confinement, such as China, Vietnam, Australia or New Zealand. The Omicron variant seems to immunize against the others because it has almost all the mutations, “he wrote on his Twitter account.
Symptoms of the Omicron variant, according to documented cases in South Africa:
- Tiredness
- Body ache
- Headache
- No loss of taste or smell
- No cough or light cough
