'Counterproductive': Gottlieb pans U.S. travel ban on African countries over Omicron variant

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Former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb said that 'harsh travel restrictions' will affect efforts to control the spread of the new variant.

"There's too much we don't know to impose economically, socially ruinous policies on SA and other nations," Gottlieb wrote in another Tweet criticizing the travel ban."Ready, fire, aim is not prudent public health policy. Vaccine, testing requirements for incoming travelers could be prudent. Outright travel bans can hurt more than help.

South Africa's health minister Joe Phaahla denounced these decisions on Friday and said that the country was transparent in sharing the news about the new variant with the world, as it was detected by scientists in the country earlier this week, according to The Guardian. "The same countries that are enacting this kind of knee-jerk, draconian reaction are battling their own waves," Phaahla said during a press conference, according to the publication.

"The reaction of countries to impose travel bans are completely against the norms and standards as guided by the World Health Organization," the health minister added. Although Scott Gottlieb, the former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, said that it's"good" that the world is taking action against the new Omicron variant, he warned that travel bans on South Africa and other countries will backfire. Above, a sign at a drugstore advertises the COVID-19 vaccine on November 19 in New York City.Chairperson of the South African Medical Association, Angelique Coetzee, also shared similar views.

 

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Still think of him as a guy from TFG ‘s administration…

Sounds like something Pfizer would say.

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