Covid-19: how worried should we be about Omicron? | podcast

Last week, a new variant of Covid-19 was detected by scientists in South Africa. Since then, additional caseshave been reported beyond southern Africa, including Belgium, Canada, Israel, Australia and the UK. And with the WHO warning that the Omicron variantposes a very high global risk, scientists around the world are scrambling to uncover clues about its transmissibility and how effective the current coronavirus vaccines will be against it.To find out what we do know about Omicron and what it could mean for the coming weeks and months, Madeleine Finlay spoke to the Guardian ’s science editor, Ian Sample.Archive: BBC; DW News; CBC News; Global News; CNBC TelevisionContinue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 30, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Presented and produced by Madeleine Finlay with Ian Sample and Anand Jagatia Tags: Coronavirus South Africa Infectious diseases Science World news Medical research Source Type: news