<p>The World Health Organization's emergencies director, Mike Ryan, said on Friday there was no evidence to support a change in Covid-19 vaccines to tailor them to the Omicron variant.</p>.<p>Ryan, speaking at a social media event, said that if needed, however, the work was already underway in case Omicron-specific vaccines were needed.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/impractical-to-think-omicron-will-result-in-severe-disease-death-in-india-experts-1057312.html" target="_blank">'Impractical' to think Omicron will result in severe disease, death in India: Experts</a></strong></p>.<p>"Right now, we have highly effective vaccines that are working. We need to focus on getting them more equitably distributed. We need to focus on getting people most at risk vaccinated," Ryan said.</p>.<p>The agency said earlier on Friday that it was still studying the transmissibility and severity of the new variant.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>
<p>The World Health Organization's emergencies director, Mike Ryan, said on Friday there was no evidence to support a change in Covid-19 vaccines to tailor them to the Omicron variant.</p>.<p>Ryan, speaking at a social media event, said that if needed, however, the work was already underway in case Omicron-specific vaccines were needed.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/impractical-to-think-omicron-will-result-in-severe-disease-death-in-india-experts-1057312.html" target="_blank">'Impractical' to think Omicron will result in severe disease, death in India: Experts</a></strong></p>.<p>"Right now, we have highly effective vaccines that are working. We need to focus on getting them more equitably distributed. We need to focus on getting people most at risk vaccinated," Ryan said.</p>.<p>The agency said earlier on Friday that it was still studying the transmissibility and severity of the new variant.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>