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‘Omicron to be dominant variant by mid-January’
Updated On: 16 December, 2021 07:42 AM IST | Brussels | Agencies
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says said the EU is well prepared to fight it with 66.6 per cent of the bloc’s population fully vaccinated
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A migrant receives a booster Johnson and Johnson vaccine against COVID-19 at Karatepe refugee camp on Lesbos, Greece on Wednesday. Pic/AP
The head of the European Union’s executive branch said Wednesday that omicron is expected to be the dominant coronavirus variant in the 27-nation bloc by mid-January, amid concerns that a dramatic rise in infections will leave Europe shrouded in gloom during the holiday season.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU is well prepared to fight omicron with 66.6per cent of the bloc’s population fully vaccinated. Von der Leyen expressed disappointment that the pandemic will again disrupt year-end celebrations but said she was confident the EU has the “strength” and “means” to overcome COVID-19.
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