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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Dr Margaret Harris, a public health doctor from WHO said the most important thing people in the fight against the new Omicron variant is to get vaccinated. It comes after WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters that people may wish to scale back their Christmas plans.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of us are sick of this pandemic, all of us want to spend time with friends and family, all of us want to get back to normal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fastest way to do this is for all of us, leaders and individuals, to make the difficult decisions that must be made to protect ourselves and others.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn some cases, that will mean cancelling or delaying events, just as we have had to cancel the reception, we planned to have with you (journalists) today.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut an event cancelled is better than a life cancelled. It\u2019s better to cancel now and celebrate later than to celebrate now and grieve later.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked whether WHO wants people to cancel Christmas, Dr Harris said that is \u201cnot what the director-general was saying \u2013 he was saying large events, so he was actually referring to a reception we promised to have with journalists\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

On people\u2019s plans for Christmas, she said the public should think about questions such as \u201cWho is coming? What is their status? Have they all been vaccinated? Are you taking other measures \u2013 are you opening your windows, ventilating your room? Can you space things, have they worn masks? So there are lots of things that you need to do and take into account when you put your party together.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said \u201cvaccines are really protecting\u201d people, including the vulnerable, from going into hospital and from dying. Asked if lots of people can contract Omicron but not find themselves in hospital, she said: \u201cWe\u2019re hoping that that\u2019s the case, especially in well-vaccinated populations. So that\u2019s why we\u2019re saying getting vaccinated is key.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the issue of lockdowns, Dr Harris said they work but not without an impact on people and business. \u201cWe prefer not to see lockdowns, a big lockdown because they have huge economic implications, they have very severe social implications and mental health implications,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, they do work. So governments do get to a point when the hospitals are overwhelmed, where they run out of options.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked if the British Government is probably right not to bring in further restrictions, Dr Harris said: \u201cWe don\u2019t give marks to any individual country.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe understand that leadership and health authorities tailor their measures and their decisions according to the epidemiology in their populations, but also the cultural and behavioural dynamics at work in their populations.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut the overall message is limit crowding and take the measures if you\u2019re out and about that will protect you, like wearing the mask and wearing the mask properly. Please wear it over your nose\u2026 And make sure that you do the handwashing, the distancing, and really, really seriously, get vaccinated.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot just get vaccinated, but if you know someone who\u2019s still struggling with the idea of being vaccinated, help them to get vaccinated.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regarding the mental health impact on younger people and the impact of lockdowns, she said: \u201cWe prefer that governments do not get to the point \u2013 that your epidemiology does not get to the point \u2013 where governments feel they need to make that decision because, indeed, the mental health impacts are very serious and we have seen a big rise in mental health suffering during this period.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, if you do go into lockdown, look at how you can support people, what you can do to alleviate the suffering that it does cause.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr Tedros said the pandemic could be ended in 2022 if 70% of the population of every country of the world has been vaccinated by the middle of next year.<\/p>\n

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