Ipse by Tag - variant

Hans Kluge

Inserted 2 years ago

“I am deeply concerned that, as the variant moves east, we have yet to see its full impact in countries where levels of vaccination uptake are lower, and where we will see more severe disease in the unvaccinated.”

Rferl

WHO’s regional director for Europe

11 Jan 2022 3 1

Boris Johnson

Inserted 2 years ago

“Though the time for buying presents is theoretically running out, there is still a wonderful thing you can give your family and the whole country and that is to get that jab, whether it is your first or your second or your booster. Omicron is surging. [And] we all know we must together try to stop the spread of this new variant - we must test ourselves and take extra care when meeting elderly or vulnerable relatives.”

Aljazeera

UK Prime Minister

24 Dec 2021 4 4

Magdalena Andersson

Inserted 2 years ago

“We must now take joint responsibility and we need adapt to the new reality. I understand that many are tired of this - so am I - but we now have a new virus variant, which means we are in a new situation.”

Reuters

Prime Minister of Sweden

21 Dec 2021 2 3

Chris Hipkins

Inserted 2 years ago

“All of the evidence so far points to Omicron being the most transmissible COVID-19 variant yet. There's no doubt this is disappointing and will upset many holiday plans, but it's important to set these changes out clearly today so they can have time to consider those plans.”

Aljazeera

New Zealand Minister for COVID-19 Response

20 Dec 2021 3 3

Tom Frieden

Inserted 2 years ago

“People will need to be ready to adjust when the next variant comes along. You need to recognize that at certain times, it's going to be safer to do things than at other times.”

Reuters

Chief executive of Resolve to Save Lives, a global public health initiative, and former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

17 Dec 2021 3 3

Kim Woo-joo

Inserted 2 years ago

“The effect of the measures will be small. They won't drastically slow down the spread until the year-end. Things may get worse given the cold winter weather and the increasing cases of the Omicron variant.”

Koreatimes

Infectious disease specialist at Korea University Guro Hospital

16 Dec 2021 3 4

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Inserted 2 years ago

“Seventy-seven countries have now reported cases of Omicron, and the reality is that Omicron is probably in most countries, even if it hasn't been detected yet. Omicron is spreading at a rate we have not seen with any previous variant. Surely, we have learned by now that we underestimate this virus at our peril. Even if Omicron does cause less severe disease, the sheer number of cases could once again overwhelm unprepared health systems.”

Aljazeera

Director-General of the World Health Organization

14 Dec 2021 5 2

Kristalina Georgieva

Inserted 2 years ago

“A new variant that may spread very rapidly can dent confidence, and in that sense, we are likely to see some downgrades of our October projections for global growth.”

Reuters

Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund

03 Dec 2021 2 2

Soumya Swaminathan

Inserted 2 years ago

“How worried should we be? We need to be prepared and cautious, not panic, because we're in a different situation to a year ago. Delta accounts for 99 percent of infections around the world. This variant would have to be more transmissible to outcompete and become dominant worldwide. It is possible, but it's not possible to predict. We need to wait, let's hope it's milder … but it's too early to conclude about the variant as a whole.”

Aljazeera

World Health Organization’s (WHO) chief scientist

03 Dec 2021 6 2

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Inserted 2 years ago

“I well understand the concern of all countries to protect their citizens against a variant that we don't yet fully understand. But I am equally concerned that several member states are introducing blunt, blanket measures that are not evidence-based or effective on their own, and which will only worsen inequities.”

Nytimes

Director-General of the World Health Organization

30 Nov 2021 3 3

Christian Drosten

Inserted 2 years ago

“It feels different from the first bits of information we got about the Delta variant.”

Nytimes

Virologist and Director of the Institute of Virology at the Charité Hospital in Berlin

29 Nov 2021 3 2

Roberto Speranza

Inserted 2 years ago

“The identification of the Omicron variant in the southern part of Africa confirms the urgency to do more to vaccinate the population of the most fragile countries. It is not enough to donate doses.”

Nytimes

Minister of Health of Italy

29 Nov 2021 4 3

Richard Hatchett

Inserted 2 years ago

“The inequity that has characterised the global response has now come home to roost.”

Aljazeera

Head of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)

29 Nov 2021 3 4

Joe Biden

Inserted 2 years ago

“This variant is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic. If you are vaccinated, but still worried about the new variant, get your booster. If you aren't vaccinated, get that shot. Go get that first shot. We'll fight this variant with scientific and knowledgeable actions and speed, not chaos and confusion. The point of the [travel] restriction is to give us time to get people vaccinated.”

Aljazeera

President of the United States

29 Nov 2021 6 4

Peter English

Inserted 2 years ago

“The number of mutations per se does not mean that the new variant will cause any problems; although it may make it more likely to look different to the immune system.”

Cnn

Former chair of the British Medical Association's Public Health Medicine Committee

29 Nov 2021 4 2

Zhang Wenhong

Inserted 2 years ago

“It is hard to say that the global effort in fighting against coronavirus has gone up in smoke. Two weeks of data and lab materials are needed to make a precise judgment of the new variant. The vaccination rate in South Africa, where the new variant caused a jump in infection, is very low, with just 24 percent of fully vaccinated individuals. If the situation [in South Africa] occurred in Israel [where more than 80 percent are vaccinated], then undoubtedly, we would say the world is facing another round of a tough COVID-19 fight.”

Globaltimes

China's leading infectious disease specialist

28 Nov 2021 8 3

Steve Lawrence

Inserted 2 years ago

“This is absolute chaos. Nobody can tell us what is possible in terms of travel at this point. Things are changing by the minute and we are left in the lurch. We had planned to stay in the United States for the month of December - and now we are stuck.”

Aljazeera

Stranded traveller at OR Tambo

28 Nov 2021 3 1

Jennifer Nuzzo

Inserted 2 years ago

“The notion of having a global map of where the variants are and aren't is just fantasy. I don't think the travel bans really have much of an impact, other than answering the political pressures that inevitably arise when a new variant emerges.”

Nytimes

Epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins University

27 Nov 2021 3 1

Sajid Javid

Inserted 2 years ago

“We must move quickly and at the earliest possible moment.”

Koreatimes

UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

27 Nov 2021 3 2

Ursula von der Leyen

Inserted 2 years ago

“Flights will have to be suspended until we have a clear understanding about the danger posed by this new variant, and travelers returning from this region should respect strict quarantine rules.”

Koreatimes

President of the European Commission

26 Nov 2021 5 3

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“I am deeply concerned that, as the variant moves east, we have yet to see its full impact in countries where levels of vaccination uptake are lower, and where we will see more severe disease in the unvaccinated.”

“We must now take joint responsibility and we need adapt to the new reality. I understand that many are tired of this - so am I - but we now have a new virus variant, which means we are in a new situation.”

“All of the evidence so far points to Omicron being the most transmissible COVID-19 variant yet. There's no doubt this is disappointing and will upset many holiday plans, but it's important to set these changes out clearly today so they can have time to consider those plans.”

“People will need to be ready to adjust when the next variant comes along. You need to recognize that at certain times, it's going to be safer to do things than at other times.”

“The effect of the measures will be small. They won't drastically slow down the spread until the year-end. Things may get worse given the cold winter weather and the increasing cases of the Omicron variant.”

“A new variant that may spread very rapidly can dent confidence, and in that sense, we are likely to see some downgrades of our October projections for global growth.”

“It feels different from the first bits of information we got about the Delta variant.”

“The identification of the Omicron variant in the southern part of Africa confirms the urgency to do more to vaccinate the population of the most fragile countries. It is not enough to donate doses.”

“The inequity that has characterised the global response has now come home to roost.”

“The number of mutations per se does not mean that the new variant will cause any problems; although it may make it more likely to look different to the immune system.”

“This is absolute chaos. Nobody can tell us what is possible in terms of travel at this point. Things are changing by the minute and we are left in the lurch. We had planned to stay in the United States for the month of December - and now we are stuck.”

“The notion of having a global map of where the variants are and aren't is just fantasy. I don't think the travel bans really have much of an impact, other than answering the political pressures that inevitably arise when a new variant emerges.”

“We must move quickly and at the earliest possible moment.”

“Flights will have to be suspended until we have a clear understanding about the danger posed by this new variant, and travelers returning from this region should respect strict quarantine rules.”

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