November 24, 2021: South Africa tells Pfizer they don’t want more shipments of the vaccine.
November 26, 2021: WHO says that the Omicron variant was discovered in South Africa on November 24, 2021.
November 26, 2021 onwards: Many countries rush to ban flights and immigration from South Africa.
Did Pfizer collaborate with the WHO to punish South Africa for refusing more shipments of the vaccine?
sources:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-24/s-africa-wants-j-j-pfizer-vaccine-delivery-delay-news24-says
https://www.who.int/news/item/26-11-2021-classification-of-omicron-(b.1.1.529)-sars-cov-2-variant-of-concern
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/omicron-variant-isn-t-deadly-175353408.html