The South African doctor who first alerted the scientific community to a new SARS-CoV-2 — B.1.1.529, which the World Health Organization has dubbed "Omicron" — has described symptoms of the variant as "unusual, but mild."
More injuries have been linked to the experimental Covid-19 vaccine in the last 11 months than all other vaccines have been linked to in the prior 30 years.
South Africa's medical chief says recent travel bans represent a "storm in a teacup" and that the country has only recorded "very mild cases" of the new strain.
Three quarters of individuals in a recent poll believe that the nation will likely face an economic recession during the next 12 months, The Hill reported, citing a Hill-HarrisX survey which found that 33% view a recession as "very likely," while 42% think that a recession is "somewhat likely."
South Africa's Health Minister Joe Phaahla said the move to place travel restrictions on the country amid fears over the new COVID-19 variant is "unjustified" at a media briefing on Friday, CNBC reported.
Previous tweets from President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are igniting accusations of hypocrisy after the administration announced a travel ban in response to a new COVID-19 variant.
Despite harsh criticism of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ handling of the coronavirus by Democrats, including President Joe Biden, Florida reported the lowest new COVID-19 case rate in the nation this week.
States with statewide mask mandates in place are reporting higher coronavirus cases per capita than Florida, a target of the establishment media throughout the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.
