WHO: Chief Scientist Soumya Says Vaccine Effective Against Omicron, Those Who Have Not Vaccinated Should Take The Vaccine Quickly

- The vaccine is proving to be effective because, although the number of cases is increasing rapidly in many countries, the severity of the disease has not reached a new level.

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Cases of the new variant of Corona Omicron are on the rise worldwide, with Soumya Swaminathan, WHO's chief scientist, saying that a number of factors are responsible for the vaccine's effectiveness. One is the vaccine and the other is the biological factors like age.

The number of Omicron infections is increasing rapidly

Swaminathan emphasized that the Omicron variant was spreading rapidly around the world because the infection was affecting both those who had been vaccinated and those who had not. However, he added that the vaccine is still proving effective because, despite the rapid increase in numbers in many countries, the severity of the disease has not reached new levels.

The vaccine is proving protective

At the same time, Swaminatha breathed a sigh of relief that most people were recovering from the mild treatment. "It looks like the vaccine is proving to be protective," he said. The need for critical care is not increasing. This is a good sign.

Swaminathan said in a tweet on Wednesday that hopefully T cell immunity is better against Omicron. It protects us from serious illness so if you have not been vaccinated please take it quickly.

The vaccine will prevent death

The effectiveness of the vaccine varies slightly between the two vaccines, Swaminathan told a WHO press briefing on Wednesday. However, most vaccines on the WHO's Emergency Use List actually have high safety rates and this vaccine at least protects against death from serious illnesses such as the Delta variant.

Earlier, there was talk of speeding up vaccination

In view of the increasing cases of new omicon variants of Corona virus, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan has called for expansion and strengthening of Covid-19 vaccination all over the world. Dr. Saumya Swaminathan said that vaccination needs to be expedited so that it can be ensured that even the deprived people can be protected from this epidemic.

He further added that the search for a cure had begun at the very beginning of the Corona epidemic. Clinical trials were conducted in China and Italy, as well as in some countries where the first wave of mortality was much higher. We started trials in 30 countries in a few weeks. India was also a very important part of these trials and has been instrumental in this.