An expert in infectious diseases and the problem of COVID-19 which “will continue to happen”

An infectious disease expert said it “was not unreasonable” to close international borders over concerns over the omicron strain of COVID-19.

But Dr Clay Golledge says it looks like it will only be a temporary measure.

“It sounds less virulent, less serious, with the caveat that it’s in the vaccinated population,” he told Tom Elliott.

He said the issue of new strains would continue to be a problem until poorer countries were vaccinated.

“It is absolutely vital that the WHO moves and that we have more vaccines,” he said.

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