I get that there was a lot of reading so just taking the WHO news release at
www.who.int/news/item/26-11-2021-classification-of-omicron-(b.1.1.529)-sars-cov-2-variant-of-concern (same link as yesterday)
It is headlined "Classification of Omicron (B.1.1.529): SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern"
Towards the bottom of the page it defines a Variant of Concern as
"A SARS-CoV-2 VOC is a SARS-CoV-2 variant that meets the definition of a VOI (see above) and, through a comparative assessment, has been demonstrated to be associated with one or more of the following changes at a degree of global public health significance:
- increase in transmissibility or detrimental change in COVID-19 epidemiology; OR
- increase in virulence or change in clinical disease presentation; OR
- decrease in effectiveness of public health and social measures or available diagnostics, vaccines, therapeutics
I suppose you are arguing that there is as yet insufficient concrete evidence, which is obviously true, but I have provided links to stuff from reputable sources other than press which demonstrates there is valid concern.
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