Regarding the new mutant virus of the new coronavirus, Omicron strain, WHO = Secretary-General of the World Health Organization Tedros said that the investigation on the infectivity and the effect on the effect of the vaccine is being continued, and to each country We urged high-risk people, such as the elderly, to be vaccinated as soon as possible and distributed to developing countries.
WHO designated the new mutant virus as an Omicron strain on the 26th of last month as a "variant of concern", and held its first press conference on this on the 1st.
In this, Secretary-General Tedros said, "We are getting new information about the Omicron strain, but we still know a lot about whether it affects the susceptibility to infection and aggravation, tests and treatments, and the effectiveness of vaccines. "No," he said, adding that over the last few days, experts from around the world have been evaluating new evidence.
In addition, Secretary-General Tedros called on each country to vaccinate high-risk people such as the elderly as soon as possible and to distribute them to developing countries.
"We expect to get more information in the coming days, not in the weeks," said Bankerkov, chief technology officer for the new coronavirus.