UK announces booster drive to fight 'tidal wave' of Omicron

Johnson, under pressure because of claims he and staff flouted Covid restrictions last Christmas, called the spread of the mutation "an emergency".

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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to update the nation on the Covid-19 booster vaccine programme in Downing Street in central London on December 12, 2021. (Photo by Kirsty O'Connor / POOL

By NewVision Reporter

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#Health #COVID-19 #Britain

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday warned of a looming "tidal wave" of Omicron and brought forward a target to give over-18s a booster jab by one month to

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