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Want to limit that right now. yes, the who said something similar today. the comparing strains of omicron with flu is possibly confusing. they are right. 0micron is milder than delta, and we ll take it, but does that mean that does not mean it is milder than the flu. it is still causing an incredible amount of death across the globe when the transmission rate like i said are really high right now, and i think our message right now is we are still in a pandemic. we still have this virus transmitting everywhere. i know people are really tired, but we have the tools to help reduce that transmission in the long run. stay with us, because i want to bring in our panel on this. i want to get a view particularly from paris, georgina, where you are,
Joining me now from houston is katelyn jetelina, a professor of public health at the university of texas. thanks for being with us. i know it s a very different picture in the uk at the moment is what you are experiencing in the united states, but as the transport secretary was saying today, there are some of these restrictions, surely, they have outlived their usefulness, and i would have thought travel restrictions were up there, because it s everywhere. yeah, this virus is everywhere, especially omicron. i think that on an individual level, if you are fully vaccinated, if you are boosted, the risk to you is very low for severe disease. i really, though, more so, iam for severe disease. i really, though, more so, i am concerned about the population level and the level of transmission right now, because every time this virus jumps from person to person, whether they are vaccinated or not, this virus can mutate and change, and we really
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