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Milder disease. and you said we just dont have enough data at this point. >> this is pretty hard to answer, and when we look at the previous variants, the early answers end up being wrong. i would love it if this caused a milder disease, i just havent seen anything one way or the other, so i think the jury is out on this question. >> the third question is will it render us immune from other variants and are vaccines less effective? >> lets be clear on what we think is likely and unlikely. i thin...

Locks dont fit. its highly unlikely its zero, but it could reduce our effectiveness from 94%, ayman, to maybe 60 to 65%. thats what were going to learn in the next couple of weeks. so get your booster today. dont wait for something because it could be several months, ayman, to have a tailored vaccine and enough manufacturing and all the different authorities and approvals to see the actual shots in our arms. >> lets talk a little bit about what is happening right now on the ground in some of the...

And most important duty is to do what ijudged to be correct and appropriate and proportionate to keep people in scotland are safe. there are many unknowns with this new variant, so over the coming weeks, scientists are going to answer some key questions such as, is it more transmissible? meaning does it spread more easily? does it cause more severe disease compared to other variants? and does it reduce the effectiveness of current covid vaccines and boosters? there is some potentially positive n...

Our advice on that hasnt changed in scotland in the way it has in recent months in england. its not a political competition. ive said all along that my first and most important duty is to do what ijudged to be correct and appropriate and proportionate to keep people in scotland are safe. there are many unknowns with this new variant, so over the coming weeks, scientists are going to answer some key questions such as, is it more transmissible? meaning does it spread more easily? does it cause mor...

Campaign~ — we are going to boost the booster campaign. we are already planning to do 6 million _ campaign. we are already planning to do 6 millionjabs in england alone over the _ do 6 millionjabs in england alone over the next three weeks, and now we are _ over the next three weeks, and now we are looking to go further. so the health _ we are looking to go further. so the health secretary has asked the jcvi, the joint _ health secretary has asked the jcvi, the joint committee on vaccination a...

British prime minister saying there are a lot of unknowns about the variant. he says they learned about it on wednesday and he thanked the scientists in south africa for notifying other nations so quickly. >> thats right. he did thank south africa there. clearly the uk government is taking this seriously and posing these restrictions. weve heard stark warnings. although theres some unknowns, the warnings from boris johnson are concerning and he said theres evidence to suggest this variant spread...

As fast as possible. so, from today, were going to boost the booster campaign. were planning to do 6 million jabs in england alone over the next few weeks. now were looking to go further. the health secretary is asking people to giving boosters to as wide as group as possible as well as reducing the gap from your second dose to your booster. well continue to coordinate. the measures that were taking today including on our borders and on face masks are temporary and precautionary. we will review ...

Transmissibility and youre already having travel related cases that theyve noted in israel and belgium and other places, when you have a virus like, this it almost invariably is ultimately going to go essentially all over. >> to protect yourself against omicron the cdc recommends pretty much the same strategies of the earlier versions of the coronavirus such as physical distancing and wearing masks and public indoor settings and communities with high-transmission rates. health experts recommend ...

The 0micron variant will also have to self—isolate, regardless of whether theyve been vaccinated. face coverings will once again become compulsory in shops and on public transport in england from next week. in scotland, wales and northern ireland theyre already mandatory on public transport and in many indoor areas. the prime minister says the new variant might "in part reduce the effectiveness of vaccines over time," but that scientists were learning more about 0micron "hour by hour," but he ...

Dr. marc siegel. >> the word mutation is a scary word. i want to point out that a mutation doesnt necessarily make the virus more effective. it could be less. its for sure the case that the vaccines are going to continue to work against this variant. the question is how decreased their effectiveness will be cdc says no concerned cases of the variant in the u.s. new yorks governor has declared a state of emergency halting elected surgeries fears over the more dangerous variant plus these travel b...