As Omicron spreads, studies suggest that travel bans alone don't do much good
Public health experts warn that the rush to impose travel bans on southern African countries after the Omicron variant was identified can work against scientific transparency.
When the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was first identified in South Africa, the country's scientists were quick to inform global health leaders of the new mutations they had found.
Though scientists have little information about the new variant and aren't certain where it originated, several countries, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union announced almost immediate travel bans from South Africa and other southern African nations.
As the week began, Japan followed suit with
