If it's mild then the quicker omicron gets in somewhere non African in big numbers the better so the real truth can be accepted
Not being discriminatory but it's pretty obvious by now that most "western" countries only trust their own data despite the capabilities of other nations
The mere mention of yet another Covid-19 virus strain is enough to inspire panic and dread in our hearts, and for good reason. However, while the Omicron strain is obviously not good, is it as bad as we might initially fear?
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Former Australian deputy chief medical officer Dr Nick Coatsworth went on
Today to explain that so far the only concerning thing about this variant was the high rate of infection — but that it could in fact end up being a good thing.
“There’s too few cases at the moment (to tell) … if this is milder than Delta you actually want it to spread within your community. You want it to out compete Delta and become the pro-dominant circulating virus,” he explained on the show.
“So, that shows you how much more we have learned about this because it could be that we want Omicron to spread around the world as quickly as possible.”
Speaking to
3AW, leading infectious diseases physician and professor at ANU Medical School, Professor Peter Collignon, echoed these sentiments, explaining that new variations are expected.