‘They will not silence me’: Doctor who raised alarm about Omicron says she was pressured by international politicians and scientists to not say it is ‘mild’
The South African doctor who was one of the first people to raise the alarm about the Omicron variant claims she was pressured by politicians and scientists “not to publicly state that it was a mild illness,” and to instead say the strain is “serious.”
Dr. Angelique Coetzee — who serves as the chairwoman of the South African Medical Association — was one of the first to identify the Omicron variant.
