All measures taken for Delta must be strengthened for the Amicron ‘Cuba’ Granma

There is no indication that the vaccines will not work against the Omicron variant of sars-cov-2, said Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, a lead epidemiologist at the World Health Organization (WHO).
There is no indication that vaccines will not work. Even if the effectiveness is somewhat reduced, vaccines will save lives, the expert said at a press conference, and recommended that people be vaccinated “as quickly as possible.”
“It is very important that you get vaccinated, because the chance of getting seriously ill and dying is much lower than if you were not vaccinated,” he recalls.
Van Kerkhove called for caution in judging hastily about the implications for the variable. He insisted that all measures taken for delta relative to microns must be strengthened, until more information is available.
Lead scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan agreed that vaccines will continue to protect against severe disease, as they have done with other variants, “but we have to study if they lose some efficacy.”
With regard to when this alternative emerged, given that cases appeared in the Netherlands before its official notification from South Africa and Botswana, Van Kerkhove stressed that “at the moment, we should not focus too much on where and when they appeared”.
He also thanked WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Botswana and South Africa for “discovering, sequencing and reporting this variant so quickly. I am deeply concerned that those countries are being punished by other countries for doing the right thing.”
For this reason, he called for “the adoption of rational and proportionate measures to reduce risks, in accordance with the International Health Regulations”, which include measures to delay or limit the spread of the new alternative, such as screening passengers before departure. Traveling and/or on arrival, or applying quarantine to international travelers.
“A general travel ban will not prevent the international spread of Omicron, and places a heavy burden on lives and livelihoods,” he warned.