Johannesburg's chief virologist at OPEN: The Omicron mutation will prevail

Much more contagious, but with milder symptoms in those who contract it, the «Omicron» variant» which has set off alarm bells in the scientific community worldwide. On OREN's main newscast, [name] spoke about Eftychia Varda, a Greek virologist and head of the research center in Johannesburg, whose team detected the first case in South Africa. She estimates that the «Omicron» variant will become dominant within the next month, sending a message—a call for vaccination, as a protective shield against the new variant as well.