What do we know about the Omicron variant?
A NEW Covid super-strain has been officially named as a "variant of concern" with two cases already reported in the UK.
Sajid Javid said the new variant identified in South Africa “may be more transmissible” than the Delta strain and added: “The vaccines that we currently have may be less effective”.
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