Covid Vaccination Status

[david63]

So Boris announces a few proportionate restrictions in an attempt to slow down the spread of the new variant and the next minute a doctor is say he is over reacting.

Boris really cannot win - if he does nothing he is criticised and when he does something that is wrong. If I was him I would say **** it and just leave everyone to get on with it on their own.

[towny44]

Did I understand from a SA covid spokeswoman today that their early data seems to indicate that omicron is resulting in less severe infections? I was finishing off a Sainsbury order so wasn't really listening and only caught the back end of the interview, and she had quite a strong africaans accent.

[david63]

Did I understand from a SA covid spokeswoman today that their early data seems to indicate that omicron is resulting in less severe infections

Yes - the same doctor who is saying that we are over reacting even though the WHO are the ones who have classified it as a variant of concern.

Also SA is saying that they are being penalised because they found this new variant and alerted the world - did not the same thing happen to the UK with the Delta variant?