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We were talking about this new variant, omicron. why she likes the name omicron. she also had something else to say that i think was a bit like smelling salts for the rest of us when we were talking about these variants. have a listen. >> i'm actually glad we have this greek naming system because it's so much more than what we were saying before, quote, south african variant. the only reason we know this was in south africa, let's be candid, they're much better about global viral naming than anywhere including the united states. we're penalizing the people that are doing the job i wish we coul...

These variants might be important for how antibodies bind to the spike protein. but we haven't had time, it's so new, that scientists haven't had time to do all the experiments to test these theories about the new variant and they are currently doing that at the moment. it variant and they are currently doing that at the moment.— that at the moment. it looks to be more transmissible _ that at the moment. it looks to be more transmissible but _ that at the moment. it looks to be more transmissible but we - that at the moment. it looks to be more transmissible but we don't l that at the moment...

Create some flexibility so people can make decisions based on their situation and their risk odds. >> when we look at where we stand as a country, 46% of the total population, 46% is now fully vaccinated. a professor of i am knowledge an immunology, the number of people who have to be vaccinated to reach herd immunity increases. given that,s what does the percentage need to look like for us to reach herd immunity given the dell it variant? the delta variant? >> i'm glad you asked this question, erica. the question is what number we need to hit. we don't know the exact number. as we get more va...

Spreads it from there. that was the other variants but this is the delta variant that they're coping with in britain at the moment. it variant that they're coping with in britain at the moment.— britain at the moment. it raises concerns about _ britain at the moment. it raises concerns about the _ britain at the moment. it raises concerns about the ability - britain at the moment. it raises concerns about the ability to - concerns about the ability to control it, given that we know from india in the uk how viral into this particular variant can be. what about the effectiveness of foot austra...

This and we have seen a an increase in hate crime against people of asian averaging over the past year because of so many high—profile figures around the world insisting on calling the original strain of the virus that china virus and i think it's completely unnecessary so i think we've already seen this happen once and i think continuing to cut it variant would spread racism and hate crimes occurring against a whole new group of people. the bbc has started referring to it as the variant first discovered in india to make it clear what the delta variance, then your name is referring to. is th...