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at about 8,500. COVID-re- vaccinated and at risk of cinate and boost their most
lated deaths increased in severe disease and death. at risk (people)," he said. FAVI- Visually Impaired
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General Tedros Adhanom
Ghebreyesus said cases
were on the rise in 110
countries, mostly driven by
the omicron variants BA.4
and BA.5.
"This pandemic is chang-
ing, but it's not over," Tedros
said this week during a
press briefing. He said the
ability to track COVID-19's
genetic evolution was "un- facebook.com/arubatoday/