Johnson said boosters would "reinforce our wall of vaccine protection" against an anticipated "tidal wave of Omicron". UK health authorities say Omicron cases are doubling every two to three days in Britain, and it will replace Delta as the dominant coronavirus strain within days. About 10 people are in UK hospitals with Omicron, and Johnson reported the country's first Covid-19 Omicron death on Monday. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Stow Health Vaccination centre, in Westminster, London. That caused a rush at big London vaccination clinics on Monday morning.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 13, 2021 19:04 UTC