• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

USA Posts

Breaking News Stories from US and Around the World

South African Omicron Discoverer Laments ‘Knee-Jerk’ Biden-Style Travel Bans

December 8, 2021 by www.breitbart.com Leave a Comment

South African Dr. Angelique Coetzee — who discovered a new variant of "Covid-19," or the Chinese coronavirus, called Omicron last month in her patients — told the Africa News Agency (ANA) on Tuesday she considered the worldwide bans on travel out of southern Africa following Omicron's emergence "knee-jerk" and short-sighted, given the lack of information about the strain.

"The world, especially England, had a knee-jerk reaction. They stopped everything even after our scientists told them that not enough is known about the variant, whether it is more transmissible or more severe," Dr. Coetzee, the chairwoman of the South African Medical Association (SAMA), told the ANA on December 7.

Several nations across the globe announced varying degrees of travel restrictions on flights entering their borders from southern Africa in late November after the first cases of Omicron were detected in the region earlier that same month.

Britain, the European Union ( E.U. ), Japan , and the United States, are among dozens of countries and regional blocs worldwide that have imposed travel bans on flights from countries where Omicron has been detected since mid-November. Those nations include Botswana, South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, and Angola.

Other states that have restricted travel from southern Africa due to Omicron include Angola, Rwanda, Morocco, Egypt, Israel, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), Kuwait, Oman, Pakistan, Russia, China, India, Nepal, Canada, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia, Fiji, and the Maldives.

The travel bans came largely in response to a World Health Organization (W.H.O.) announcement designating Omicron a "variant of concern" on November 26.

"This decision was based on the evidence … that Omicron has several mutations that may have an impact on how it behaves, for example, on how easily it spreads or the severity of illness it causes," the W.H.O. wrote in a November 28 press release.

The U.N.'s public health body said at the time more testing would be necessary to understand if Omicron is more transmissible or causes more severe illness than existing variants of "Covid-19," which is the name of the disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. "Covid-19" is also known as the Chinese coronavirus.

Dr. Coetzee told CNN's New Day program on November 30 the Omicron patients she had treated or observed in South Africa so far had presented symptoms of mild illness.

"The [Omicron] patients that has been vaccinated so far have no complication [sic]," she revealed.

"I have seen vaccinated people and not really very sick. That might change going forward, as we say, this is early days. And this is maybe what makes us hopeful," the SAMA chair added.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (N.I.A.I.D.), told Agence France-Press (AFP) on December 7 the severity of illness caused by Omicron "almost certainly is not more severe than Delta."

He referred to the Delta variant of "Covid-19," which has been the dominant strain of the disease worldwide over the past several months. The Delta variant is considered highly transmissible and is capable of causing "breakthrough infections," meaning it may infect people after they have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus.

Dr. Fauci told AFP on Tuesday Omicron is similar to Delta in that it is also "clearly highly transmissible." He added Omicron "may be very likely more so than Delta."

"There is some suggestion that it might even be less severe, because when you look at some of the cohorts that are being followed in South Africa, the ratio between the number of infections and the number of hospitalizations seems to be less than with Delta," the N.I.A.I.D. director said of Omicron.

Fauci revealed lab experiments are underway to test "the potency of antibodies from current vaccines against Omicron." He said the test results should be available in the "next few days to a week."

  • What Happened to Matt Taibbi?
  • Letters: The Government coercing the young with Covid passports is disturbing
  • How the American Right Fell in Love With Hungary
  • When he was king
  • A Short History of Conservative Trolling
South African Flag - iPhone 4 or 4s Cover, Cell Phone Case - Wallet
5.0★ / check it now at Amazon
South African Flag - iPhone 4 or 4s Cover, Cell Phone Case - Black
5.0★ / check it now at Amazon
Head Case Designs South Africa South African Vintage Flags Protective Snap-on Hard Back Case Cover for LG G3 D855 D850
4.0★ / check it now at Amazon
Head Case Designs South Africa South African Vintage Flags Hard Back Case for Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500
5.0★ / check it now at Amazon
Head Case Designs South Africa South African Vintage Flags Hard Back Case for Apple iPhone 4 / 4S
5.0★ / check it now at Amazon
South African Flag Sa Rugby Design iphone 4 4S Case Back Cover-Hard Plastic and Back metal
check it now at Amazon
Gazelle on the South African Flag case for iPhone 5 / iphone 5 case hard cases / IPhone 5 Design and made to order / custom case
5.0★ / check it now at Amazon
Rhythm of Resistance - Black South African Music
4.6★ / $14.1
Bill and Gloria Gaither and Their Homecoming Friends: South African Homecoming
5.0★ / $14.99
Charley Boorman's South African Adventure [DVD] [Import anglais]
5.0★ / $17.98
South African Garratts Working Steam in South Africa [DVD] [2010]
4.0★ / $29.9
South African Airbus A300, Boeing 737-800, B747SP & B747-400
check it now at Amazon
On Tour... SOUTH AFRICAN GARDEN ROUTE Nature's Sun-Drenched Eden
4.0★ / check it now at Amazon
Vuvuzela - South African Style Collapsible Stadium Horn Yellow (Pack of 6)
check it now at Amazon
Vuvuzela - South African Style Collapsible Stadium Horn Blue (Pack of 6)
check it now at Amazon
Generic 1/400 Airbus330 SOUTH AFRICAN Airline A-330 16cm Diecast Plane Model
5.0★ / check it now at Amazon
Daron Skymarks South African A340-600 Model Kit with Gear (1/200 Scale)
5.0★ / check it now at Amazon
Hansa South African Fox Plush
$83.85
Vuvuzela South African Horn STYLE Plastic Collapsible Blue
3.8★ / $12.99
Vuvuzela - South African Style Collapsible 29 inch Horns, Green (Pack of 6)
3.6★ / $36.99
Vuvuzela - South African Horn - Sky Blue
check it now at Amazon
Vuvuzela - South African Style Collapsible Stadium Horn Orange (Pack of 6)
4.3★ / check it now at Amazon
Knee Jerk Game
check it now at Amazon
Vuvuzela - South African Horn - Yellow
4.1★ / $11.99
Vuvuzela - South African Style Collapsible Horn, Red (Pack of 6)
$39.99
Lot of 10 - South African Krugerrand Lion 1 Troy Ounce Gold Plated Bars
5.0★ / check it now at Amazon
2005 1/4 ounce Gold South African Krugerrand - NGC Certified
check it now at Amazon
Vuvuzela - South African Style Collapsible Horn, Purple (Pack of 6)
check it now at Amazon
Safari Ltd Wild Safari Sea Life South African Penguin
$10.39
Matra MS120B No. 19 - South African Grand Prix 1971 - 1/43rd Scale Spark Model
$89.95
South African Omicron Discoverer Laments 'Knee-Jerk' Biden-Style Travel Bans have 1135 words, post on www.breitbart.com at December 8, 2021. This is cached page on USA Posts. If you want remove this page, please contact us.

Filed Under: Africa coronavirus, health, international travel, Omicron..., Omicron Variant, South Africa, travel ban, Africa, south african protest h&m, minnesota north carolina travel ban, south african bird sounds, assault style weapons ban, buffalo area travel bans, knee jerk 9 letters, knee jerk what is, knee jerk which nerve, knee jerk about, hyperactive knee jerk reflex, best south african travel agents, south african travel agents list

Primary Sidebar

RSS Recent Stories

  • Open Houses Seattle
  • Open Houses Downers Grove
  • Open Houses Ridgefield
  • Real Estate Ridgefield
  • Open Houses Avon-Avon Lake
  • Real Estate Malibu

Sponsored Links

  • Today’s Best Deals – Friday 27th September
  • Step Right Up: Doordash Is The Latest To Report A Data Breach
  • Hanes Men’s 4-Pack FreshIQ Black T-Shirts For $5 From Amazon!
  • HURRY! Get A Free 1 Year Subscription To Popular Science!
  • Today Only: Save On Motorola Smartphones From Amazon
  • RAVPower 60W 6-Port USB Charging Station For $15.79 From Amazon
Copyright © 2022 USA Posts. Power by Wordpress.
Home - About Us - Contact Us - Disclaimers - DMCA - Privacy Policy - Submit your story