British PM Johnson announces a new effort to get the country Covid booster shots by New Year's Day as he says the region is facing a 'tidal wave' of new coronavirus infections.
The British government raised the country’s coronavirus threat level to its second-highest level on Sunday amid an increase in new infections.
The booster effort is a “national mission,” with offerings of pop-up vaccination centers and daily clinics. Johnson said he anticipates adults whose last shot was at least three months ago to be able to walk-in or book an appointment starting Monday."At this point, our scientists cannot say that omicron is less severe," Johnson said.
"I say directly to those of you on the front lines: I must ask you to make another extraordinary effort now," Johnson said."So we can protect you, and your colleagues, and above all, protect your patients from even greater pressures next year." U.K. scientists believe existing vaccines appear less effective in preventing symptomatic infections in people exposed to omicron, though preliminary data show that effectiveness appears to rise to between 70 percent and 75 percent after a third vaccine dose.
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