No Evidence Omicron Variant Causes More Severe Illness: South Africa

No Evidence Omicron Variant Causes More Severe Illness: South Africa
A healthcare worker prepares a dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine in Johannesburg, South Africa on Dec. 9, 2021. Sumaya Hisham/Reuters
Zachary Stieber
By Zachary Stieber, Senior Reporter
Updated:

No evidence has come to light yet that indicates the Omicron virus variant causes more severe illness when compared to other strains, South African officials said Friday.

South Africa scientists were the first to identify Omicron, a variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes COVID-19.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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