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they'll also be considering its impact on the effectiveness of vaccines. here's our medical editor fergus walsh. afteralpha, beta, gamma, delta comes omicron, which scientists think could be the worst variant yet. so, is omicron more transmissible? it appears to be driving a rise in infections in south africa, but it's too early to be certain what's happening, as cases only started increasing ten days ago from a very low level. the world health organization said omicron shows why the world needs a new global agreement on how to prevent, prepare and respond to pandemics. we should all be wide awake for the threat of this virus. but omicron's very emergence is another reminder that although many of us might think we're done with covid—19, it's not done with us.
do, in a mixed way, are good things to do to reduce the number of cases of low. it is really hard to predict the numbers we will see in coming weeks but i expect we will see increasing numbers day on day for at least the next couple and then hopefully a more steady state. but it really depends on how transmissible this virus is compared to the variants that have gone before. i think what we have seen before. i think what we have seen before in every single wave is that we can see rises in the number of case numbers and we have seen that with alpha, delta, but in other cases such as in the beta and gamma, where we were able to control the incursion better and faster, we managed to hold those cases very low in this country. and actually reduce them to where we are not seeing them at all any more. i think it is really difficult to predict, it depends on the transmissibility of this virus and how much you can control it. if it is really transmissible, at least the same as
saying all along, these vaccines do work, even against beta and gamma, and certainly we expect it to work against this as well. it might not be quite as good as stopping you having passing the disease from one person to another, which we have already seen with two doses with delta, that you can stop the virus up delta, that you can stop the virus up and pass it on, which is why we are doing the booster programme. we are doing the booster programme. we are hoping this programme will protect us against whatever variant comes along. let protect us against whatever variant comes along-— protect us against whatever variant comes alon. , ., ,~' i. .,, comes along. let me 'ust ask you, as the scientists _ comes along. let me 'ust ask you, as the scientists try — comes along. let me 'ust ask you, as the scientists try to _ comes along. let me just ask you, as the scientists try to find _ comes along. let me just ask you, as the scientists try to find out - comes along. let me just ask you, as the scientists try to find out more - the scientists try to find out more about 0micron and there is a lot of research that needs to be done, the government as saying they are playing for time with new restrictions. things like making it mandatory to wear face coverings in shops and on public transport in england, is that sensible? are you worried in a sense that many people have got pretty complacent, a lot of people have stopped wearing masks on
don't know what is going to happen with it in that respect, we have to wait and see. i5 with it in that respect, we have to wait and see-— wait and see. is it more transmissible, - wait and see. is it more transmissible, which i wait and see. is it more transmissible, which it| wait and see. is it more - transmissible, which it does wait and see. is it more _ transmissible, which it does appear to be, but also is it more dangerous in terms of does it make you more ale and increase the risk of death? i don't think we know that for sure. what we do know as it is a... way the changes have come in the spike protein, they are some of the ones we have noted in this 0micron, it is the same as what we have seen in the beta variant and the gamut variant, and those two were a little bit resistant to the vaccine. —— gamma variant. that is something we are worrying about, the fact the vaccines may not work quite so well against this one because it doesn't work quite as well against beta and gamma, because it is a difference between that and doubt her. i have to stress, as everybody has been
minister spoke of bolstering protections against this new variant. he had mentioned reducing travel contacts. how else do you stop a virus? you know, what is the best way to do it? if we are talking about the scientifically?— about the scientifically? there are two thin . s about the scientifically? there are two things you — about the scientifically? there are two things you need _ about the scientifically? there are two things you need to _ about the scientifically? there are two things you need to look- about the scientifically? there are two things you need to look at, i two things you need to look at, population immunity, is that effective against the pirates? secondly, what can he do about human behaviour, particularly given that this virus is a variant, but it still spreads the same person, person—to—person contact, so there are two things that, we still don't know for sure to what degree vaccine —induced immunity will be effective against this variant, it is very, very likely that those who are boosted well have significant protection from severe disease from any variance. we know that because current vaccines protect against alpha, beta, gamma, delta, and they are likely to protect from severe disease from omicron as well, but we don't know that for sure. then human
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speak of what are missing is data with the delta variant. the j&j application only had 4% of cases with delta. all the data they are relying on in the second j&j sean has to do with the legacy variance. also, beta, gamma, these are extinct now. we've had no significant insurances with any of the vaccines that they provide adequate coverage. only 4% delta is not enough. >> laura: back to your point, dr. bhattacharya about the mandate pushing people out of the edge though mike judge, the hospital recently forced out 100 50 employees for not being faxed. if here's how the ceo spun it. >> that's a great this appointment that even within the hospital system and the signs we believe in firmly, we were not
am i missing something? >> we are missing data with the delta very it. the j&j application briefing book had 4% of cases of delta. all the data they are relying on has to do with the legacy variant. alpha, beta, and some gamma are extinct now. no significant assurances with any of the vaccines that they provide adequate coverage particularly the j&j. only 4% delta, not enough. laura: back to your point about the vaccination mandates and pushing people out of these jobs, houston methodist hospital recently forced out 150 employees, here is how their ceo spun it. >> great disappointment within the hospital system with