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The new Omicron variant spread quickly in Southern Africa, it may be the most contagious form of Covid so far.
新变异株奥密克戎在非洲南部迅速传播，该变异株可能是迄今为止传染性最强的一种新型冠状病毒。
The variant of serious concern which is now driving the spike in numbers.
这种极为令人担忧的变异株正在使感染人数飙升。
It's not known yet if Omicron will be more severe.
目前尚不清楚奥密克戎变异株是否会致使疫情更加严重。
The World Health Organization has designated it a variant of concern which triggers new surveillance, new studies, new reporting from countries around the world.
世界卫生组织已将其列为令人担忧的异株，并引发世界各国开始新的监控、研究及报道。
This variant has a large number of mutations and some of these mutations have some worrying characteristics.
这种异株拥有大量的突变，其中一些突变还有着一些令人担忧的特征。
The Omicron variant has an estimated 50 mutations, most on spike proteins, many more mutations than the Delta variant.
据估计，奥密克戎变异株拥有50个突变，且大部分都发生在纤突蛋白上，其突变数量远超德尔塔毒株。
There's concern Omicron may be more transmissible. A further concern: will vaccines and natural immunity offer as much protection now?
有人担心奥密克戎变异株更具传播性，这进一步引发人们的担忧：目前的疫苗及自然免疫还能提供相同的保护吗？
Due to the potential for increased transmissibility and the possibility of increased resistance to vaccine-induced protection,
由于其传播性可能会增强，并且其对疫苗诱导保护的耐药性可能会提升，
we are concerned about this new variant and closely monitoring the evolving situation.
我们非常担心这种新变异株，并将密切监控其进化状况。
In Canada, 78 percent have received at least one vaccine, in all of Africa just 10 percent, that's where this mutation occurred.
在加拿大，78%的人接种了至少一剂疫苗，但在变异突发的非洲，整个地区的接种率仅为10%，
News of Omicron sparked a sell-off on world markets, coupled with new international travel restrictions
奥密克戎变异株的消息引发全球市场股价下跌，各国实施了新一轮的国际旅游禁令
it's evidence that a new variant anywhere affects nations everywhere.
这表明，世界任何地方出现新的变异株都会对所有国家造成影响。
'Until there's a sustainable vaccine strategy for everyone in this world who wants a vaccine.
“我们需要有一个可持续的疫苗策略，为世界上想接种的人群接种疫苗。
You know we're going to be dealing with this problem over and over and over again.'
否则我们就要一次又一次的应对变异株的问题。”
Infectious disease experts say it's too early to draw conclusions about the severity of Omicron,
传染病专家表示，现在就对奥密克戎变异株的严重性下结论还为时尚早，
but it bears repeating that the best way to minimize its impact is widespread vaccinations.
但他们也反复强调，将其影响最小化的最好办法就是广泛接种疫苗。
