Coronavirus: Future Variants Will Be More Transmissible, say WHO

🔎There will be more variants with such intense circulation :

The WHO epidemiologist has warned of more notorious virus variants in the future.

Ever since the pandemic started in 2020, the coronavirus has mutated several times. Of all the variants of the virus, the variants of concern or those which have driven waves of infection worldwide are Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta and Omicron. The Delta variant was detected in India and was the most disastrous of all. It had almost crippled the hospital management in the country.

Dr Kerkhove warns of more serious variants in the future.

🔎Future variants will be more transmissible :

Currently, the Omicron is said to be the most transmissible variant of the virus. It was found in December 2021 and ever since has remained the most dominant strain of the virus. Though the symptoms associated with Omicron infection are mild in nature, the virus is said to have the highest potential for transmission.

The WHO has time and again warned of new variants in the future. Backing this, Dr Kerkhove has said, "future variants will be more transmissible, may have further immune escape but we do not know if they will be more or less severe."

🔎WHO alert on ‘new' Covid variants in coming days amid rise in hospitalisation, deaths :

New COVID cases have jumped by 15% and deaths by 35% globally in the last few weeks, World Health Organisation (WHO) has alerted and further noted, that more variants with such intense circulation will be seen in the coming days. “Future variants will be more transmissible, may have further immune escape but we do not know if they will be more or less severe."

🔎How risk of COVID deaths and hospitalisation can be reduced:

🧿 Lives can be saved now with early testing, the right clinical care & treatments and vaccination administered by trained, protected & respected work force. Vaccination amongst those most at risk in all countries is not as high as it should be.

🧿 Infections and risk of #LongCovid can be reduced with simple measures.

🧿 COVID-19 vaccines are working incredibly well at preventing severe disease. Get vaccinated and get all recommended doses when it’s your turn.

🧿 Governments need to focus on reaching at missed risk people.

🧿 There is no zero risk but we can live our lives while taking simple measures: get vaccinated with all recommended doses; wear a mask while indoors, spend time outdoors,ventilate, test, seek care.

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