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 -
Health Matters: Rising measles cases being fueled in part by vaccine hesitancy around the world, study shows02:34 | October 28, 2025 -
Health Matters: COVID-19 vaccine may help cancer treatments, study finds02:17 | October 23, 2025 -
‘Freedom Convoy’ leaders Tamara Lich, Chris Barber sentenced 12 months house arrest, 6 months curfew00:31 | October 7, 2025 -
Health Matters: Obesity on the rise among Canadian adults02:33 | October 2, 2025 -
Quebec joins Alberta in ending free COVID-19 vaccines for some people02:04 | September 18, 2025 -
Health Matters: COVID-19 positivity rate increasing across Canada, report shows02:23 | September 15, 2025 -
Coldplay once hit pause on touring, but their comeback is unlike anything you’ve ever seen04:21 | September 8, 2025 -
Camila Cabello’s ‘Familia’: Positives of the pandemic and how it inspired her Latin pop album03:27 | August 28, 2025 -
Health Matters: What to know about the summer COVID-19 variant ‘Stratus’02:29 | August 15, 2025 -
Crown seeks up to 8 years in prison for mischief for ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers01:46 | July 23, 2025 -
Health Matters: Obesity rates increased during COVID-19 pandemic02:30 | July 14, 2025 -
Health Matters: RFK Jr. ousts vaccine advisory committee02:10 | June 10, 2025 -
Health Matters: Gynecologists recommend COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy, while breastfeeding02:29 | May 29, 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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Eva Mendes cereal controversy: What you need to know about food dye04:44 | October 18, 2024 -
CRA fires 330 employees for inappropriately claiming CERB01:11 | October 17, 2024 -
New trial treatment hopes to restore ability to smell after COVID-1905:59 | October 12, 2024 -
Why are more Canadians are saying no to alcohol?05:10 | October 4, 2024 -
The Morning Show: October 444:28 | October 4, 2024 -
COVID-19: Canada won’t order Novavax vaccine, cites low demand01:50 | October 2, 2024 -
Health Canada approves Moderna’s latest COVID-19 vaccine01:30 | September 17, 2024 -
Some families left in limbo after China ends practice of foreign adoptions03:39 | September 10, 2024 -
Alberta men get 6.5-year prison sentences for Coutts border protest00:38 | September 9, 2024 -
Canada’s unemployment rate hits 7-year high: StatCan01:47 | September 6, 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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Health Matters: Rising measles cases being fueled in part by vaccine hesitancy around the world, study shows02:34 | October 28, 2025
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Health Matters: COVID-19 vaccine may help cancer treatments, study finds02:17 | October 23, 2025
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‘Freedom Convoy’ leaders Tamara Lich, Chris Barber sentenced 12 months house arrest, 6 months curfew00:31 | October 7, 2025
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Health Matters: Obesity on the rise among Canadian adults02:33 | October 2, 2025
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Quebec joins Alberta in ending free COVID-19 vaccines for some people02:04 | September 18, 2025
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Health Matters: COVID-19 positivity rate increasing across Canada, report shows02:23 | September 15, 2025
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Health Matters: What to know about the summer COVID-19 variant ‘Stratus’02:29 | August 15, 2025
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Health Matters: Obesity rates increased during COVID-19 pandemic02:30 | July 14, 2025
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Health Matters: RFK Jr. ousts vaccine advisory committee02:10 | June 10, 2025
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How life has changed 5 years after COVID-19 pandemic began01:56 | March 11, 2025
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Deaths from alcohol increased during COVID pandemic: study01:42 | February 3, 2025
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Critics push back against Alberta COVID-19 vaccine report02:14 | January 26, 2025
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The impact of the so-called ‘Quad-demic’04:53 | January 17, 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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‘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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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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Canada’s unemployment rate hits 7-year high: StatCan01:47 | September 6, 2024
Omicron COVID-19 variant growing faster than Delta, vaccinated could become infected or reinfected: WHO
Description
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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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