WHO: Omicron Could Trigger Global Pandemic Surge; Will Existing Immunity Work Against Omicron?

Brendon Fallon
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Why has the World Health Organization (WHO) designated the new, heavily-mutated coronavirus variant Omicron a “variant of concern?” How is it that the next-in-line letters of the Greek alphabet, Nu and Xi, were skipped in the naming of this strain?

Observing the different responses around the world to Omicron triggers recollection of the “early days” of coronavirus. Has the world learned from those early mistakes (and the misplaced trust) that potentially cost millions of lives?

This new, possibly more infectious strain arrives at a time of already heavy global tension. The questions of whether tennis star Peng Shuai is really safe and how likely (and imminent) a CCP-invasion of Taiwan is remain as burning as ever.

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Brendon Fallon
Brendon Fallon
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Brendon Fallon is a former reporter and photographer with The Epoch Times. He is the host and executive producer of NTD's "Vital Signs," a health show that zooms in on the important matters of health that come up in everyday life—connecting the dots across the broad canvas of our holistic wellbeing.
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