The world must pull together to end the Covid pandemic within the next year, WHO chief says; CDC finds six-fold increase in Omicron’s share of infections in US in one week
- Omicron is now dominant Covid-19 variant in US, officials say
- Approval of Novavax raises hopes of persuading Germany’s unvaccinated
- British PM avoids more Covid measures for now but ‘rules nothing out’
- Moderna says booster produces strong antibody response to Omicron
- Queen cancels Christmas plans and will celebrate at Windsor
The Omicron variant is spreading faster than Delta and is causing infections in people already vaccinated or who have recovered from Covid, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) says.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a Monday briefing:
There is now consistent evidence that Omicron is spreading significantly faster than the Delta variant.
And it is more likely people vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19 could be infected or re-infected.
The death reported this afternoon was of a man between the ages of 50-60 years old who was unvaccinated and had been infected with Covid-19 previously. The individual was at higher risk of severe complications from Covid-19 due to his unvaccinated status and had underlying health conditions.”
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