GENEVA — The more infectious Omicron variant of Covid-19 appears to produce less severe disease than the globally dominant Delta strain, but should not be categorised as 'mild', World Health Organisation (WHO) officials said on Thursday (Jan 6).
GENEVA — The more infectious Omicron variant of Covid-19 appears to produce less severe disease than the globally dominant Delta strain, but should not be categorised as"mild", World Health Organisation officials said on Thursday .
The remarks on the reduced risks of severe disease chime with other data, including studies from South Africa and England, although she did not give further details about the studies or ages of the cases analysed. Based on the current rate of vaccine rollout, 109 countries will miss the WHO's target for 70 per cent of the world's population to be fully vaccinated by July, Dr Tedros added. That aim is seen as helping end the acute phase of the pandemic.