It’s been only three weeks since scientists in South Africa first alerted the world that they had identified a new variant of the novel coronavirus, and officials across Canada have been rushing to announce new restrictions and recommendations. Here's a quick look at why this variant is causing so much fear.
Cases are climbing and officials across Canada are rushing to announce new restrictions and recommendations, spurred on by fear of the new COVID-19 variant of concern, Omicron.
. These mutations could make it more capable of infecting those who have been vaccinated, the agency warned.The reproductive rate of a virus, also known as its R-value, refers to how quickly the virus can transmit through populations.— almost four times higher than Delta’s current R-value of 0.97.
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