UPDATE from @WHO on #OmicronVariant
1.) not yet clear whether it's more transmissible compared to #DeltaVariant. The number of people testing positive has risen in parts of South Africa but epidemiologic studies are underway to determine why.
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1.) not yet clear whether it's more transmissible compared to #DeltaVariant. The number of people testing positive has risen in parts of South Africa but epidemiologic studies are underway to determine why.
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2.) not yet clear whether infection w/#Omicron causes more severe disease...there are increasing rates of hospitalization in South Africa, but this may be due to increasing overall numbers of people becoming infected, rather than a result of specific infection with Omicron.
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3.) there may be an increased risk of reinfection w/#Omicron as compared to other variants of concern, but info is limited.
4.) @WHO is working w/partners to understand the potential impact of this variant on our existing countermeasures, including #vaccines.
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4.) @WHO is working w/partners to understand the potential impact of this variant on our existing countermeasures, including #vaccines.
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5.) PCR diagnostic tests work OK for detecting #OmicronVariant -- still trying to determine if other tests work.
6.) still assessing treatments -- too soon to say if they work as well against Omicron.
7.) Countries shld ^ public health & med capacities to manage an ^ in cases.
6.) still assessing treatments -- too soon to say if they work as well against Omicron.
7.) Countries shld ^ public health & med capacities to manage an ^ in cases.
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