Omicron's spread has prompted world leaders to ramp up the rollout of booster shots as data suggests they provide extra protection against the variant.
reported the variant had been found in Argentina, Austria, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bermuda, Botswana, Brazil, Britain, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Portugal, Réunion, Romania,...
The above data shows an increase in the number of countries in which Omicron has been reported compared to the 57 countries reported by the World Health Organization on December 7. Scientists are still trying to work out the characteristics of the Omicron variant, including how fast it spreads, how effective it is at resisting immunity, and how ill it makes people., has suggested that the variant is effective at resisting immunity but that a booster shot of a COVID-19 vaccine in addition to two earlier shots should provide strong protection.
Countries around the world, including the U.S., Australia, and the U.K., have all upped the pace of theirMeanwhile, data from South Africa has suggested that Omicron might be milder than Delta in terms of the severity of the disease it causes, but scientists including WHO COVID leadThe Omicron variant has hit some countries harder than others so far, with the U.K.
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