that are not vaccinated. this is the point we ve reached with vaccination. the percentage of the overall population fully vaccinated in these richer nations is between 60% and 70%. compare that with africa where fewer than 8% of people are double jabbed. these vaccination rates are a problem three times over. first, even in the richest countries, healthcare systems are still exposed. listen to angela merkel as she stepped down as germany s chancellor. translation: in some parts of the country, i you can only describe it as dramatic. overfilled intensive care units, severely ill people who have to be flown across germany to get the care they need. the second issue is that if the developing world is undervaccinated, covid has a better chance of mutating. every person who s not immune to this virus is essentially a viral factory, and a viral factory is a variant factory. so we just have to get the world immunised.
as germany s chancellor. translation: in some parts of the country, i you can only describe it as dramatic. overfilled intensive care units, severely ill people who have to be flown across germany to get the care they need. the second issue is that if the developing world is undervaccinated, covid has a better chance of mutating. every person who s not immune to this virus is essentially a viral factory, and a viral factory is a variant factory. so, we just have to get the world immunised. the third factor is the new variant, omicron. certain features of omicron, including its global spread . and large number of mutations, suggested it could have a majorj impact on the course of the pandemic. - and when faced with this, there s a further problem because governments have been asking people to get vaccinated for months, and it s not been enough. austria s former chancellor admits as much. and we have done ten
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scientists say it will take weeks to get a clearer picture of the variant s prevalence and how much protection the current vaccines will offer against it. because in the beginning, you have small numbers, you have a lot of biases in who s actually being found out as someone carries omicron. so it s going to be very difficult to answer these questions in the short run, i m afraid. and with so much of the world not yet vaccinated, scientists have this warning about more mutations to come. you know, every person who s not immune to this virus is essentially a viral factory and a viral factory is a variant factory. so we just have to get the world immunised. j moderna produces one of the most widely used jabs and says it s unlikely to be as effective against the new strain. but the company says a reformulated vaccine could be ready by early 2022. and pfizer says any changes to its vaccine could be rolled out
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