Omicron COVID-19 variant growing faster than Delta, vaccinated could become infected or reinfected: WHO
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Omicron COVID-19 variant growing faster than Delta, vaccinated could become infected or reinfected: WHO
Description
December 20, 2021
World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday there is “consistent evidence” the Omicron COVID-19 variant is growing faster than the Delta variant, and it’s “more likely that people who have been vaccinated or have recovered…could be infected or reinfected." WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan added, however, that "it would be very dangerous to jump to the conclusion that the vaccines are not working.”
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Omicron COVID-19 variant growing faster than Delta, vaccinated could become infected or reinfected: WHO02:44 | December 20, 2021 -
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U.S. Senate committee holds Dr. Fauci in contempt over refusal to answer questions01:56 | August 6, 2026 -
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Health Matters: COVID-19 vaccine may help cancer treatments, study finds02:17 | October 23, 2025 -
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Health Matters: RFK Jr. ousts vaccine advisory committee02:10 | June 10, 2025 -
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Critics push back against Alberta COVID-19 vaccine report02:14 | January 26, 2025 -
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U.S. presidency ‘has been the honour of my life,’ Biden says during White House toast01:49 | November 23, 2024 -
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Omicron COVID-19 variant growing faster than Delta, vaccinated could become infected or reinfected: WHO02:44 | December 20, 2021
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Omicron COVID-19 variant growing faster than Delta, vaccinated could become infected or reinfected: WHO
Description
December 20, 2021
World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday there is “consistent evidence” the Omicron COVID-19 variant is growing faster than the Delta variant, and it’s “more likely that people who have been vaccinated or have recovered…could be infected or reinfected." WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan added, however, that "it would be very dangerous to jump to the conclusion that the vaccines are not working.”
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