大侠行天下日记 我见我闻我思 11/30

新变异毒株又来了

世界卫生组织定名為“奥密克戎”之新变异毒株，最初于十一月十一日在非洲博茨瓦纳首次发现， 三天后 ，南非记录了世界首个B.1.1.529 感染病例，南部南非当局宣布，确认这一新病毒具有高威染力， 随后不少国家也发现了感染病例， 有跡象显示正向全球传播。

“奥密克戎”突变非常严重， 和目前的流行病毒不同，令人非常惊讶， 这意味着原来设计的疫苗可能要打折扣。

拜登总统已经宣布自週一起限制从南非附近七个国家的旅行限制， 虽然此行禁令效果有限 ，不过对国人来説 ，仍然会產生许多担忧 ，刚刚过去的感恩节假期 ，大家已经欢天喜地的度过了节日， 航空旅客也恢復到疫情前的旅客水平， 这对於拜登政府无疑是重大考验。

隣近的加拿大已经証实有两宗新型冠状病毒之患者， 英国当局也下令所有公民必须在公共㘯合戴口罩。

以色列和日本也宣佈关闭空中航空交通， 来对付新的病毒。

美国疾控中心专家们今天大力呼吁，凡是未接种疫苗者必须立即行动 ，已经接种的也要侭快接种加强疫苗。

我们必须再度呼吁那些还没有接种疫苖的要侭快去接种 ，这是个利人利己之行為 ，為了保障你自己及週边亲朋好友之健康， 你必须去接种， 据估计， 目前在美国还有六千万人还未接种疫苗，这是多麼令人惊讶而遗憾的事 ，公卫专家们建议， 我们应该立即在各大机场及国门进行核酸检测 ，防阻带病旅客入境。

為了国人及世界各国国民之健康及生存， 这是我们必须大家团结一致的时候了。

New Covid Variant Rises Again

President Biden announced new U.S. travel restrictions from South Africa and seven other countries to contain the threat from the newly detected Omicron Covid-19 variant. 

The travel ban alone may offer little comfort to Americans which set a new travel record on the eve of Thanksgiving Day. 

Canadian officials confirmed the country’s first two cases of the Omicron variant in Ottawa. Germany and the United Kingdom also confirmed cases within their borders. The UK has mandated face covering in shops and on public transport. 

Dr. Paul Burton of Moderna Corporation said in an interview that we should brace for several weeks of uncertainty as scientists and vaccine manufacturers investigate the transmissibility of the new variant, the level of illness that causes and whether the antibodies produced in response to the current vaccines will be effective in thwarting it. 

Scientists are concerned that the new variant has more than 30 mutations as a part of the virus raising fear that the protection offered by vaccines currently available would not be enough.  

The Biden administration’s biggest challenge may be the ongoing stubborn resistance among the approximately 60 million American adults who remain unvaccinated.   

We sincerely want to urge all people to get vaccinated to simply protect yourself and your loved  ones. 

We also want to urge world leaders to work together to fight against this new threat.