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From the newsletter: Rich countries show no sign of learning lessons from Omicron's untimely rise.
Tag: Omicron
Johnson brings back masks and travel restrictions as Omicron arrives
Two cases of the worrying new variant have been detected - in Nottingham and Essex.
Oxford jab guru optimistic vaccines can nullify Omicron
Professor Sir Andrew Pollard said existing jabs could still be effective at preventing serious illness.
First two UK cases of new Covid variant discovered
Omicron was found in one individual in Chelmsford, Essex, and another in Nottingham.
Gordon Brown: Omicron ‘no surprise’ due to rich countries ‘hoarding jabs’
Brown said the failure to deliver vaccines to poor countries is "the biggest international public policy failure of our times”.
Omicron: Labour calls on Boris to boost UK’s Covid defences
Labour said the government must "redouble efforts to protect the public through strengthening the vaccination programme".
Pharma firms already tweaking vaccines to fight new variant
The strain, named Omicron, has been designated a "variant of concern" by the World Health Organisation.