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Omicron, across the world
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- Dr. John Campbell
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- Sep 12, 2026
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- 1501
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Cases of omicron doubling every 2 to 3 days in UK Sajid Javid, Community transmission of Omicron https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59553460 Multiple regions of England with no links to international travel 21 Omicron cases in England linked to travel from Nigeria Cases + 90 = 336 confirmed No hospital admissions Could not guarantee omicron would not knock us off our road to recovery Incubation period may be shorter So a person will become infectious sooner Omicron to become dominant in the next few weeks UK response 10,000 vaccinators were being recruited 450 military Pre-departure tests Red lists Masks in shops and public transport Omicron case contacts required to self-isolate for 10 days, regardless of vaccine status UK Health Security Agency, 500,000 tests per day Dominic Raab https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/59559623 Plan B. not required because of success of the vaccination programme. Government is taking, targeted and proportionate approach Denmark https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/05/world/europe/britain-denmark-omicron-cases.html Omicron, 183 confirmed on Sunday Triple the Friday estimate Henrik Ullum, Danish Statens Serum Institut The time we gain, we must use to get as many people vaccinated as possible And the shots will be aspirated (JC) Dr Jeffrey Barrett, director Covid-19 genomics initiative, Wellcome Sanger Institute Omicron spreading faster than Delta UK's dominant variant within a matter of weeks It is too early to make this assumption (on severity) If only a small proportion of people get seriously ill with Omicron, a small faction of a really big number can still cause problems Prof Paul Hunter New variant could be spreading faster than the currently dominant Delta variant, would probably start to overtake Delta within the next few weeks Prof Tim Spector…