Prognosis
Omicron Up Close: South Africa’s Experts Tell Their Stories
- Forecasts must include a good dose of humility, says Mendelson
- Susceptibility of the population is greater, says von Gottberg
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The panicked reaction across much of the world to the omicron variant comes with a scramble for information. In South Africa, the country where omicron was first identified and where cases are jumping, scientists and doctors describe what they are seeing.