Apollo Hospitals Group President Dr K Hari Prasad stated that a dangerous perception has been formed that Omicron is a mild variant and that there is no need to panic. However, Omicron is not to be taken lightly, he stated.
The fast-spreading omicron variant has heightened the need for billions of additional vaccine doses to protect vulnerable populations and tamp down new variants around the world, according to a new report prepared by a team of public health advocates and scientists.