British prime minister Boris Johnson has rushed forward new Covid restrictions amid fears of an exponential rise in the Omicron variant; Pfizer says third jab increases antibodies by factor of 25
- What new Covid restrictions are coming into force in England?
- Three Pfizer jabs likely to protect against Omicron, tests suggest
- Finnish PM apologises for staying out clubbing despite Covid exposure
- Anger as Jair Bolsonaro to allow unvaccinated visitors into Brazil
- Moderna or Novavax after AstraZeneca jab confers high immunity: study
Hello I’m Samantha Lock and I’ll be taking you through all the Covid developments this Thursday.
We start with the news that England will be implementing a raft of plan B measures to combat a surge in Covid cases in the lead-up to Christmas.