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Africa needs to speed up vaccinations six-fold if it hopes to beat the COVID19 pandemic, and people on the continent should not become complacent because of reports Omicron is milder than previous variants, the WHO’s Africa Director said on Thursday.

A healthcare professional administers a dose of AstraZeneca vaccine at the Narok County Referral Hospital, in Narok, Kenya, December 1, 2021.

“I think we are already seeing signs that people’s understanding is that this virus is spreading very fast but it is not very lethal and therefore some people will feel ‘why, why bother?'” she said. In South Africa, where a huge wave of Omicron cases has subsided after peaking late last year, the government has scrapped isolation rules for people who test positive but display no symptoms. Moeti said it was understandable that countries would experiment with measures.

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Can't they just spray this vaccine in the air for everyone to inhale🤔. Seems they are so desperate

They are disappointed that omicron didn't do the job it was meant to be.

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Utter rubbish!

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