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Are rich countries to blame for Omicron?

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The Pandemic Isn't Over, Is It?

Scientists have reacted more quickly to omicron than to any other variant. In just 36 hours from the first signs of trouble in south africa on t Tuesday, our researches analyze samples from 100 acted patients. There's no evidence yet that vaccines aren't effective against omicron and we should be ok as long as wealthier countries with high rates of vaccinations are vaccinated. But if you don't vaccinate the world, you do not get out of this pandamic as easily as you otherwise might have. The genetic structure of these virusesr the irona strui ture, i should say, will keep changing. That's just a fact.

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