The Lancet Voice

Discovering the Omicron variant: the story from South Africa

November 30, 2021 The Lancet Season 2 Episode 25
The Lancet Voice
Discovering the Omicron variant: the story from South Africa
Show Notes

Prof. Salim Abdool Karim, director of CAPRISA and former leader of the South African Ministerial Advisory Committee on COVID-19, describes the discovery of the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant, explains what we know about it so far, and discusses how South Africa feels about the global response.