New variant may be doubling close to every 1.5 days in parts of England
“While we are yet to fully understand the implications of Omicron in terms of disease severity, boosters will be a key part of the policy response for reducing hospitalisations and deaths, and to prevent health systems from becoming overburdened,” said Dr Alexandra Hogan, of Imperial.
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