Was South Africa ignored over mild Omicron evidence?
South African scientists say their research was not taken more seriously because it was from Africa. …
Prof Karim acknowledged that Omicron’s high transmissibility was causing temporary problems for countries like the US, but, citing South Africa’s own experience, he said “the good thing is that because [the infection rate] has gone up that fast, it’ll go down that fast too, so the pressure on hospitals will be much less”.