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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the only nominee to head the World Health Organization, a possible nod from countries on their approval of his pandemic leadership.
Mounting evidence from animal studies suggests that Omicron does not multiply readily in lung tissue, which can be badly damaged in people infected with other variants.