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| Vials labelled "VACCINE Coronavirus COVID-19" and a syringe are seen in front of a displayed flag of Israel in this illustration taken December 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration PHOTO BY REUTERS/DADO RUVIC/ILLUSTRATION |
Omicron is a significant mutation from the original COVID virus. No way, decreed Bennett. Bennett further declared that a «paralyzing wave» of Omicron will overwhelm Israel in ten days. Said deluge will be shorter but more powerful than previous waves, he warned, and will last for eight to nine weeks.
Exactly what he bases his forecasting on, in terms of actual data, remains unclear. Angelique Coetzee, Chair of the South African Medical Association, has said repeatedly in interviews that everything about Omicron is «totally different» from previous variants. Speaking on Israeli television recently, Dr. In South Africa, As elsewhere, the vaccinated are far less likely to have severe symptoms, if any at all. A serial master at reading the public mood, Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman, has assumed the role, yet again, of proverbial bull in the china shop.