Who Omicron

• ‘Shouldn’t be happening’: WHO tracking ‘worrying’ increase in deaths as Omicron surges

  Countries should avoid taking a 'lemming' approach to lifting COVID-19 restrictions and instead carefully weigh their local situations, said one WHO official.

  Canada

  Feb 1, 2022
  
• More evidence Omicron variant causes milder symptoms, WHO says

  "We are seeing more and more studies pointing out that Omicron is infecting the upper part of the body," WHO Incident Manager Abdi Mahamud told Geneva-based journalists.

  Health

  Jan 4, 2022
  
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• Omicron variant might make COVID-19 vaccines less effective, WHO warns

  The WHO added more data was needed to better understand the extent to which Omicron may evade immunity derived from either vaccines or previous infection.

  Health

  Dec 15, 2021
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• Omicron spreading at rate not seen with any other COVID-19 variant, WHO says

  WHO's top emergency expert, said the peak of this wave of infections was still "a number of weeks" away given the very rapid spread of the Omicron variant.

  Health

  Dec 14, 2021