Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Omicron spreads faster than any other variant, WHO says. It's now in 77 countries

The fast spread of omicron has led many wealthy countries to speed up vaccine rollout and widen booster programs. Here, British soldiers administer shots at a vaccine clinic at Chester Cathedral in Manchester, England, Wednesday.

"Omicron is spreading at a rate we have not seen with any previous variant," says WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

(Image credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

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