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The Omicron COVID variant drives a massive spike in coronavirus infections across countries. According to Ghebreyesus, the overwhelming majority of people admitted to hospitals around the world are unvaccinated.
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Almost 50,000 deaths a week is 50,000 deaths too many. Learning to live with this virus does not mean we can, or should, accept this number of deaths.
"However, the number of weekly reported deaths has remained stable since October last year, at an average of 48 thousand deaths a week," he added. This could be due to the reduced severity of Omicron, and widespread immunity from vaccination or previous infection, he noted.
But for those who are unvaccinated "Omicron remains a dangerous virus," the WHO chief said.
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In Africa, for example, more than 85 percent of people are yet to receive a single dose of vaccine.
Test your Knowledge on Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Coronavirus is a large positive-strand RNA virus that is surrounded by a protein envelope. The virus obtains its name from the S protein spikes on its surface, which resemble a crown. The overall pattern of increasing coronavirus cases is shown to spike up with the “second wave” of COVID-19.
With spiking effects of the second wave of coronavirus, the best way to keep it at bay is to follow COVID-appropriate safety practices like wearing a mask, regularly cleaning your hands, and coughing into a bent elbow or tissue along with physical distancing (6 feet about 2 arm's length), that may help evade the severity of COVID-19 infection.
Coronavirus is a large positive-strand RNA virus that is surrounded by a protein envelope. The virus obtains its name from the S protein spikes on its surface, which resemble a crown. The overall pattern of increasing coronavirus cases is shown to spike up with the “second wave” of COVID-19.
With spiking effects of the second wave of coronavirus, the best way to keep it at bay is to follow COVID-appropriate safety practices like wearing a mask, regularly cleaning your hands, and coughing into a bent elbow or tissue along with physical distancing (6 feet about 2 arm's length), that may help evade the severity of COVID-19 infection.
COVID-19 Vaccines Effective Against Severe Hospitalization Caused by Omicron
COVID-19 vaccination was found to be effective against severe disease and hospitalization caused by the Omicron coronavirus variant.
COVID-19 vaccination was found to be effective against severe disease and hospitalization caused by the Omicron coronavirus variant.
At the same time, while immunizations remain very effective at preventing severe disease and death, they do not fully prevent transmission.
"More transmission means more hospitalizations, more deaths, more people off work, including teachers and health workers, and more risk of another variant emerging that is even more transmissible and more deadly than Omicron," Ghebreyesus explained.
The sheer number of cases also means more pressure on already overburdened and exhausted health workers.
A study published last year showed that more than one in four health workers had experienced mental health issues during the pandemic. Data from several countries also show that many have considered leaving their jobs.
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