'Panic' in Britain as Omicron crisis bites ahead of Christmas

Last year, Christmas celebrations were drastically curtailed after the Alpha variant swept the country.

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A man receives a dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine as the UK steps up the country's booster drive to fight a "tidal wave" of Omicron. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)
By NewVision Reporter
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Soaring Omicron cases left Britons scrambling Thursday to make alternative Christmas plans, faced with cancellations, long queues for vaccines and France shutting the border to UK visitors.

Britain recorded a second

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