Omicron highlights danger of jab inequality

Omicron highlights danger of jab inequality – WHO

By Xinhua News Agency

Dec 05, 2021 12:17 am

BEIJING: As new Covid-19 variant Omicron makes its way to more countries and has renewed concerns about its health impact, experts have warned that its emergence is a stark reminder of the real danger of global vaccine inequality.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said earlier this week that this new variant with worrying mutations, first reported in largely unvaccinated southern Africa, carried a very high risk of infection surges around the globe.

A petrol attendant stands next to a newspaper headline in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. As the world grapples with the emergence of the new variant of COVID-19, scientists in South Africa — where omicron was first identified — are scrambling to combat its spread across the country. AP PHOTO

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