support evidence approach. that means we support multilayered risk reduction, namely support multilayered risk reduction, namely screening, testing, quarantine, is that they what mike said quarantine, is that they what mike said but quarantine, is that they what mike said. but falling short of a blanket travel said. but falling short of a blanket travel bands. they have less effectiveness and terrible perverse incentives. for example, you know, the governments of savannah and botswana the governments of savannah and botswana should be rewarded for the transparency and applauded for their transparency and applauded for their transparency in spotting this variant transparency in spotting this variant which makes us all safer and the scientists who use cutting edge techniques in this country to do so. travet techniques in this country to do so. travet hands techniques in this country to do so. travel bands punish those countries and the travel bands punish those countries a
i do not think that a travel ban will work. i don t think that travel bands ever work. if you are a remote island like new zealand, you can kind of do it. even in new zealand, it didn t really work in the end. this is already in 12 countries and now in california. the best thing to do is to find out how potent it is and make rational and reasonable decisions not by government but by individuals in america talking with her doctors and making individual decisions. john: we were not told what the age of the patient was. we were told it was mild and improving, but that would be significant if the person was 65 or 70 years old versus 30-year-old. it sounds like they are mild and improving and now they have developed more immunity and now they have immunity to the new variant. they are in a very good position. you ve been vaccinated to the wild variant. sandra: when you look at like that.
leaders in africa and neighbouring countries, because the fact that the travel bands have been imposed in south africa and its neighbours it s not based on science. this has also been echoed by the world health organisation s regional office in africa and also the who headquarters, asking countries to reassess their decision until they are able to know more about the omicron variant. are able to know more about the omicron variant. last time you are an outside omicron variant. last time you are an outside source, omicron variant. last time you are an outside source, we omicron variant. last time you are an outside source, we were - omicron variant. last time you are j an outside source, we were talking about kenya and its ambitious plan to roll out vaccination between now and the end of the year. how is it going? and the end of the year. how is it oiiin? .,, and the end of the year. how is it oiiin? ~ and the end of the year. how is it uuoin? ,, , going? so, last week, the coun
economies and governments, as long as there is a big vaccination gap between developed countries and less-developed countries, the pandemic will remain a problem throughout the world including in countries where vaccination rates are higher. the w.h.o. has previously called the hoarding stockpiling of vaccines as immoral. and something that is self-defeating. but we see real real-world repercussions would come to our economy. that s what we ll see the bite in a administration focus on going forward. trace: that s a good point, can you extend, were gonna move subjects. the whole idea of the trouble began coming in the south african countries, shouldn t a lot of critics saying we need vaccines, we don t need to be isolated and we don t need these travel bands. we need help from the united states what you make of the travel ban considering you go back to when president trump initiated that there was a lot
economies and governments, as long as there is a big vaccination gap between developed countries and less-developed countries, the pandemic will remain a problem throughout the world including in countries where vaccination rates are higher. the w.h.o. has previously called the hoarding stockpiling of vaccines as immoral. and something that is self-defeating. but we see real real-world repercussions would come to our economy. that s what we ll see the bite in a administration focus on going forward. trace: that s a good point, can you extend, were gonna move subjects. the whole idea of the trouble began coming in the south african countries, shouldn t a lot of critics saying we need vaccines, we don t need to be isolated and we don t need these travel bands. we need help from the united states what you make of the travel ban considering you go back to when president trump initiated that there was a lot