Variant omicron is the end of the pandemic biologically speaking?
published: 23/12/21, 02:30
We learn every day about this variant
The director of the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) gave an alarmist speech on Wednesday, December 15, about the Omicron variant. “In the current situation, vaccination alone will not allow us to prevent [its] impact (…), because time is running out to fill the still existing vaccination gaps,” says Andrea Ammon in a video.
The European Union health agency has also raised its assessment of the risks of the new variant to public health by a notch, to "very high", recommending a series of measures, including a return to teleworking, and a increased caution during end-of-year celebrations and trips.
According to her, it is "very likely" that the Omicron variant will cause additional hospitalizations and deaths compared to previous predictions made on the hitherto dominant Delta variant. To keep the burden on the health system "manageable", the ECDC once again called for a "rapid reintroduction and strengthening" of so-called "non-pharmaceutical" measures against Covid-19, a term covering restrictions in general . https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/ ... _3244.html