![]() So what do we know and how is the UK reacting to concerns about Omicron? When did Omicron first appear? Not just the information we have come up with ourselves, but the information through our international counterparts." The Health Secretary said: "In terms of when we will have more data, the reason we set a three-week review point is that is the time that we believe that we will have more information. More evidence of how Covid vaccines and boosters jabs are able to resist the Omicron variant will be available in three weeks' time, Sajid Javid has told MPs. Scientists have said they are concerned about the Omicron variant - also known as B.1.1.529 - as it has about 30 different mutations, double the number of the Delta variant. READ MORE: Birmingham police to fine passengers not wearing masks on transport as new Covid rules introduced The UN health agency, in a memo to member states, says "considerable uncertainties" remain about the new variant after it was first detected in southern Africa.īut it says the likelihood of possible further spread around the world is high. It said the variant could lead to surges with "severe consequences". ![]() ![]() The global risk from the Omicron variant of coronavirus is "very high" based on early evidence, the World Health Organisation has said. ![]()
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