‘Enough concern’ for Omicron to be a variant of concern

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Deakin University’s Chair of Epidemiology Catherine Bennett says there was “enough concern” within the health community to label Omicron a “variant of concern”.

“Also, in just the profile of the number of mutations that this variant carries – some of them

already associated with increased transmissibility,” Ms Bennett told Sky News host Chris Smith.

 

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