COVID-19: WHO chief scientist says Omicron variant ‘quite infectious’ but must not panic
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COVID-19: WHO chief scientist says Omicron variant ‘quite infectious’ but must not panic
Description
December 3, 2021
The World Health Organization's (WHO) chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Friday that while the new COVID-19 Omicron variant appeared to be very transmissible, the right response was to be prepared, cautious and not panic. “We're in a different situation today than we were at the beginning of 2020. We have tools, we know what to do, we know what works,” she stated.
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COVID-19: WHO chief scientist says Omicron variant ‘quite infectious’ but must not panic02:22 | December 3, 2021
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‘Shattered the system’: Conservatives question Trudeau’s immigration policy change03:41 | October 24, 2024
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The Morning Show: October 1844:27 | October 18, 2024
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Eva Mendes cereal controversy: What you need to know about food dye04:44 | October 18, 2024
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CRA fires 330 employees for inappropriately claiming CERB01:10 | October 17, 2024
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New trial treatment hopes to restore ability to smell after COVID-1905:59 | October 12, 2024
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Why are more Canadians are saying no to alcohol?05:09 | October 4, 2024
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The Morning Show: October 444:28 | October 4, 2024
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COVID-19: Canada won’t order Novavax vaccine, cites low demand01:50 | October 2, 2024
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Health Canada approves Moderna’s latest COVID-19 vaccine01:30 | September 17, 2024
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Canada’s unemployment rate hits 7-year high: StatCan01:47 | September 6, 2024
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Most provinces have destroyed COVID-19 vaccines amid wait for new formula, here’s why01:23 | September 6, 2024
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Health Matters: Yale Public Health researchers recommend annual COVID-19 vaccination02:53 | March 26, 2024
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COVID-19: WHO chief scientist says Omicron variant ‘quite infectious’ but must not panic02:22 | December 3, 2021
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The Morning Show: October 1844:27 | October 18, 2024
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Eva Mendes cereal controversy: What you need to know about food dye04:44 | October 18, 2024
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The Morning Show: October 444:28 | October 4, 2024
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COVID-19: Canada won’t order Novavax vaccine, cites low demand01:50 | October 2, 2024
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Some families left in limbo after China ends practice of foreign adoptions03:39 | September 10, 2024
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Canada’s unemployment rate hits 7-year high: StatCan01:47 | September 6, 2024
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Scientists launch 1st lung cancer vaccine clinical trials using COVID-19 mRNA technology00:57 | August 25, 2024
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‘Mpox is not the new COVID,’ WHO says amid virus surge in Europe, Africa04:36 | August 20, 2024
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The Morning Show: July 545:00 | July 5, 2024
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Health Matters: China froze COVID-19 origin tracing, AP investigation finds02:29 | April 22, 2024
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Scottish researchers ‘chewing’ their way toward solution in global plastics pollution issue02:01 | March 31, 2024
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Canadian businesses worried as CEBA repayment deadline looms02:08 | March 27, 2024
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Health Matters: Yale Public Health researchers recommend annual COVID-19 vaccination02:53 | March 26, 2024
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Health Matters: Life expectancy has dropped 1.6 years, analysis finds02:25 | March 12, 2024
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Canadian Covid Society formed02:02 | March 7, 2024
COVID-19: WHO chief scientist says Omicron variant ‘quite infectious’ but must not panic
Description
December 3, 2021
The World Health Organization's (WHO) chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Friday that while the new COVID-19 Omicron variant appeared to be very transmissible, the right response was to be prepared, cautious and not panic. “We're in a different situation today than we were at the beginning of 2020. We have tools, we know what to do, we know what works,” she stated.
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