COVID-19: WHO warns of underestimating Omicron as “mild,” concerned by vaccine hoarding | FULL

World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned on Tuesday of the potential dangers of people and countries underestimating the threat the Omicron COVID-19 variant poses and dismissing it as a "mild" variant.

Tedros said the virus spreads at levels never seen before and the number of cases will overwhelm health systems.

He called on people to continue practising physical distancing and wearing masks even while vaccinated.

“Do it all, do it consistently, and do it well.” He said.

With the spread of Omicron variant, some countries have rolled out booster programs for their entire adult population.

Tedros expressed concern that such programs, especially with the lack of evidence on booster effectiveness, will cause more vaccine inequity globally.

He added that WHO is not against boosters, despite the lack of evidence, but they’re against vaccine hoarding.

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[Polly_Ticks]

Imagine still thinking we can stop the spread of the new variant every time, after failing to stop the spread of less transmissible ones previously

[mommabear]

We’re not dismissing omicron. We’re dismissing WHO, public health, government.

[Maya-rroz]

We the people underestimated the corruption. Karma for you all. No mercy for you all.

[scottmurphy]

Excess profits from sick people must be illegal

[ronpagala]

Year 2050: The covid Alpha Centauri variant and your mandatory 3000th booster jab is due and wear your mask!

[La-ehjk]

If this is so bad why aren't all this people wearing mask indoors?

[eastbound]

I just come here to write this comment. I’m sick of hearing the man .can’t waste anymore time on him

[peterbardy]

The UK government has refused to divulge any details about the first ever death of someone infected with the Omicron variant, leading one professor to assert that the person likely died with Omicron and not from it.

[g_arende]

The story keeps changing with these people 🤯

[shellyclark]

“When a government resorts to Medieval coercion, it is not because it is strong, but because it is weak and cannot obtain what it wants on the merits of its ideas being considered. Governments that lie are not fully in control. If they were fully in control, what citizens believed would be inconsequential. They lie because they are dependent on something you still have control of.”

Kip

[kevinmclain]

Well we know that Omicron doesn't appear to be serious in a population with low vaccination rates and high natural immunity rates. We will see what happens when it hits countries with high vaccination rates (with vaccines that appear to have poor efficacy against it) and low natural immunity rates. But just in case its going to be mild they better push hard to sell those boosters while they still can. And if it is the mild mutation that will end this "pandemic" you can expect them to push hard for the expensive treatments they have been developing while deliberately ignoring cheap non-patentable treatments already known to be effective at reducing hospitalization.

[SK-pmrq]

Show us the lethality of Omicron.
And PCR test will be discontinued by Dec in this year as it mentioned in the CDC website.

[hdonstraight]

Guys the only thing left to do is do random acts of kindness. Noone knows what the future holds just our deeds will always stay vaccinated or not

[caterpillar]

So what they're saying is... as a young, healthy person, I don't need to get vaccinated. Thanks, I already knew that a year ago.

[fyreOwlTrue]

This has just caused my blood pressure to go through the roof.

[alnabeiyan]

These people should spend the rest of their lives behind bars

[omicrondelta]

ICU Doctor: "It's insane in there."
Mortician: "Really? I'm on my fifth game of solitaire."

[ferraribandit]

this clown should be made to give news conferences in his short shorts and cut off halter top like we all saw on video last month, then folks could make an informed decision

[Punaeased]

To all my unvaxxed brethren out there: HOLD THE LINE!

[PresidentBob]

I bet they themselves don’t follow their own advice.