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Does anyone actually have source to that? Yesterday we've seen WHO's update about Omicron which was basically "it looks like something we need to investigate,

by xlii 5y ago

Does anyone actually have source to that? Yesterday we've seen WHO's update about Omicron which was basically "it looks like something we need to investigate, we don't know a lot yet" Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29373066 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29373066 Today there's anonymous WHO representative (no mention in article who exactly and when gave the statement) that there's global risk on Reuters and there are dozens of re-publications about the same, linking to Reuters as source of truth. Did position change overnight or was there any unpublished conference?

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uniqueuid 5y ago
Well, it's been a Variant of Concern (VOC) for some days, which was a sign that it's being considered a significant risk.
- xlii 5y ago
  It's definitely VOC, not the first one we've seen even if it does indeed seem vastly different [1]. Article includes, however, following quote: "Omicron has an unprecedented number of spike mutations, some of which are concerning for their potential impact on the trajectory of the pandemic," the WHO said. "The overall global risk ...is assessed as very high." I find "Global risk assessed as very high" statement as both very strong and emotional. It is already replicated globally in various other news sources. I checked WHO's newsroom [2] but haven't seen new press events nor news statement. Yesterday's WHO's update [3] doesn't say anything about general risk and word "high" isn't even used. Today Dr Tedros highlighted that we still don't know a lot during World Health Assembly opening speech [4]: We don’t yet know whether Omicron is associated with more transmission, more severe disease, more risk of reinfections, or more risk of evading vaccines. Scientists at WHO and around the world are working urgently to answer these questions. Reuters post itself do name 2 other sources for other quotes directly but this specific one is left as an "WHO" which makes it hard to verify. It is plausible that Reuters' journalist got some internal source on that matter or that WHO's news room was not updated after giving the statement, yet I'd rather have the WHO's official statement (i.e. on their news room website) for such circumstances. [1]: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/covid-19/variants-concern https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/covid-19/variants-concern [2]: https://www.who.int/news-room https://www.who.int/news-room [3]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29373066 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29373066 [4]: https://www.who.int/director-general/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-special-session-of-the-world-health-assembly---29-november-2021 https://www.who.int/director-general/speeches/detail/who-dir...

by xlii 5y ago

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uniqueuid 5y ago

Well, it's been a Variant of Concern (VOC) for some days, which was a sign that it's being considered a significant risk.

xlii 5y ago
It's definitely VOC, not the first one we've seen even if it does indeed seem vastly different [1]. Article includes, however, following quote: "Omicron has an unprecedented number of spike mutations, some of which are concerning for their potential impact on the trajectory of the pandemic," the WHO said. "The overall global risk ...is assessed as very high." I find "Global risk assessed as very high" statement as both very strong and emotional. It is already replicated globally in various other news sources. I checked WHO's newsroom [2] but haven't seen new press events nor news statement. Yesterday's WHO's update [3] doesn't say anything about general risk and word "high" isn't even used. Today Dr Tedros highlighted that we still don't know a lot during World Health Assembly opening speech [4]: We don’t yet know whether Omicron is associated with more transmission, more severe disease, more risk of reinfections, or more risk of evading vaccines. Scientists at WHO and around the world are working urgently to answer these questions. Reuters post itself do name 2 other sources for other quotes directly but this specific one is left as an "WHO" which makes it hard to verify. It is plausible that Reuters' journalist got some internal source on that matter or that WHO's news room was not updated after giving the statement, yet I'd rather have the WHO's official statement (i.e. on their news room website) for such circumstances. [1]: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/covid-19/variants-concern https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/covid-19/variants-concern [2]: https://www.who.int/news-room https://www.who.int/news-room [3]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29373066 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29373066 [4]: https://www.who.int/director-general/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-special-session-of-the-world-health-assembly---29-november-2021 https://www.who.int/director-general/speeches/detail/who-dir...