World responds to new Omicron Covid variant - BBC News

As US President Joe Biden refers to the emergence of Omicron as a "cause for concern, not a cause for panic," Ros Atkins examines the global response to the new Covid variant.

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[offgridliving]

Africas health minister said that the new strain is considerably weaker and the UK government and media are causing fear for no reason.

[stoneyestevan]

An Omicron walks into a vaccine bar. The barman hands him a booster.
He says: make it a double

[GORILLAROB]

Unfortunately this bs will never end…I think the best thing to do is stop watching the news…

[Bacrenfencing]

"If you have to be persuaded, pressured, reminded, lied to, incentivized, coerced, bullied, socially shamed, guilt-tripped, threatened, punished and if all of this is considered necessary to gain your compliance - you can be absolutely certain that what is being promoted is not in your best interest." - Ian Watson

[sflx]

I hope everyone knows that we are currently getting health advice from a guy who's facing charges for crimes against humanity and genocide in Ethiopia. I'm talking about head of WHO

[freedom-izse]

What was the mortality rate 🤔. Symptoms are very mild so why are you scaring every one into taking a vaccine and further lockdown

[strangefruitlovex]

People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.

[Dog_Botherer]

I miss the good old days when pinky and the brain were trying to take over... ah, simpler times

[JPnielsen]

The worst part of the "2 weeks to flatten the curve" have been the first 20 months

[rachel]

This is like the 4th boring season of a show that was "interesting" at first.
Seriously...it's getting out of hands ✋.

[spokes]

Love the fear factor from the BBC storytelling and overlooking anything thats contradictory to their narrative. Turn off and cancel your licence

[jasondevon]

It's not dangerous, so don't worry about it. Carry on as normal and don't believe the lies.

[mariagarner]

So this is it from now on? We are expected to have Covid booster jabs every three months? No. NO. HELL NO!! I refuse to accept even one.

[stevo]

Biden: We have the best vaccine in the world - cough…

Me: Well that fills me with confidence

[stoneyestevan]

With how many microns did the delta beat the beta in a swimming competition??
0micron

[LordLorenzo]

So this is never going to end then, there will always be a new variant and if this is the reaction then where does humanity go from here

[xef]

So WHO " we don't know anything about this varian" Sajid - "vaccinate all over 18 and half the time frame for 3rd cloth shot." Experiments on humans. Fkoff already.

[thatsit]

Wow, That sounds like a moderately powerfull transformer, wait till we get start hitting Primes.

[marksudlow]

The world does not respond to omicron... most people are getting on with life while the media rams this effing thing down our throats...

[JibberJabberPodcast]

Highly transmissible....but weaker!!!! They won't tell you that.
Worst I'll take the risk