The world must pull together to end the Covid pandemic within the next year, WHO chief says; CDC finds six-fold increase in Omicron’s share of infections in US in one week
- Omicron is now dominant Covid-19 variant in US, officials say
- Approval of Novavax raises hopes of persuading Germany’s unvaccinated
- British PM avoids more Covid measures for now but ‘rules nothing out’
- Moderna says booster produces strong antibody response to Omicron
- Queen cancels Christmas plans and will celebrate at Windsor
The World Health Organisation sounded a new warning about the Omicron variant, arguing some events over the festive period should be postponed.
“All of us are sick of this pandemic,” said WHO director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The fastest way to do this, he said, could mean potentially cancelling or delaying holiday events.
2022 must be the year we end the pandemic.”
(We) hope to consign this disease to a relatively mild disease that is easily prevented, that is easily treated.
If we can keep virus transmission to minimum, then we can bring the pandemic to an end.”
