Today, Tuesday, the World Health Organization spoke of increasing evidence that the new “Omicron” mutant of the emerging “Corona” virus affects more of the upper part of the respiratory system and throat, and causes mild symptoms of infection compared to other mutants.
The official in the organization, Abdi Mahmoud, said that there are many studies that have proven that “Omicron” affects the upper part of the respiratory system, unlike other mutant, and does not affect the lung, but at the same time he indicated the need for more studies in this regard, as quoted “ Archyde.com.
Data from the World Health Organization showed the rapid spread of the new mutant, with the largest number of mutations in the skeletal protein, to nearly 128 countries, within two months.
Although the number of injuries skyrocketed in most countries in conjunction with the spread of “Omicron”, the death and hospitalization rates in hospitals remained relatively low, compared to previous waves of the pandemic.
But the global health official, Abdi Mahmoud, said that the situation in South Africa should not be compared, because the majority of its population is young, and they are affected differently compared to older societies.
Regarding the need for a special vaccine against “Omicron”, Mahmoud said that it is still too early to talk about the matter, pointing to the need for greater global coordination regarding the ongoing immunization campaigns.
He stressed that the best way to mitigate the severity of the new mutation is to achieve the goal set by the World Health Organization to immunize 70% of the population around the world by next July.
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