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Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)US President Joseph Biden declared today that his administration is ready for a new kind of omitron coronary, although scientists have not yet determined how dangerous he is, saying America “does not save and remove all blockades to maintain its health. citizen” “This is a variant [...]
This is a variant of concern, not panic,” said Biden from the White House, the LA Times reports.
Many questions about the omitron, which was first confirmed in South Africa last week, remain unclear.
While some scientists fear that it can be extremely contagious or avoid the protection earned by vaccines, public - health workers say that they need about two weeks to get the correct answers to these questions.
Biden said his administration is already working with pharmaceutical companies to modify existing vaccines, if necessary.
“However, at the moment we do not believe additional measures” are necessary, he said, adding that the government is not planning new restrictive measures for travel and businesses.
Omitron has already been discovered in several countries, including Great Britain and Canada, and Biden says he expects to reach the United States as well.
We will see omitron cases here too. We must face the new threat in the way we've done it before,” said Biden.
The president of the United States also said that if someone has taken two vaccines against the Coronavirus and is over 18 years old, he could already go for the third strengthening dose.
