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WHO: ‘Omicron spreading at rate not seen with previous variants’
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The World Health Organization has warned Omicron is “spreading at a rate we have not seen with any previous variant”, as it called on the world to use all tools available to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking at a media briefing WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: “I need to be very clear: vaccines alone will not get any country out of this crisis. It’s not vaccines instead of masks, distancing, ventilation or hand hygiene. Do it all. Do it consistently. Do it well.”
He once again highlighted vaccine inequity, with many Western countries racing to roll out vaccine booster jab campaigns while much of the poorer world still hasn’t gotten a first jab to much of the population.
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