The Omicron variant of novel coronavirus is spreading at a "phenomenal rate" so people should get an additional dose of the vaccine because double-jabbed people are vulnerable, the UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid said today.

Though Mr Javid said that no deaths had been confirmed in England yet, Omicron was probably behind around 40% of infections in London and unless the government acted, the health service could be overwhelmed. "What we now know about Omicron is that ...

it's spreading at a phenomenal rate, something that we've never seen before, it's doubling every two to three days in infections," Mr Javid told Sky News. "That means we're facing a tidal wave of infection, we're once again in a race between the vaccine and the virus." Mr

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Court denies injunction to unvaccinated Quebec caregivers seeking access to residents

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Florida drawbridge death: Police identify victim who died from fall as 79-year-old woman

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New Brunswick reports 6 new COVID-19 deaths, hospital occupancy above 90%

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Richland Fred Meyer shooting: Police arrest suspect accused of killing 1, injuring another

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Government announces new rules for close contacts of Covid cases amid huge Omicron spike

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