The scientific committee for the fight against the new coronavirus in Tunisia reaffirmed on Sunday the need to complete the vaccination schedule, following the detection, at the beginning of this year, of a new XE variant (recombination of the Omicron BA1 and BA2 sub-variants ).
“The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over (…) Vaccination is still the safest and most effective way to deal with this epidemic,” Mahjoub told local press. Ouni, member of the scientific committee.
The new recombinant is more contagious than the Omicron variant, he warned, while indicating that “the symptoms still remain unchanged”.
“This new variant is currently in the study phase by the laboratories and experts of the World Health Organization (WHO) in order to determine all its specificities and characteristics which distinguish it from other variants”, he said. added.