Experts have warned the new Omicron variant could be dominant in the UK by mid-December with one million infections by the end of the month.
The warning comes after research by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) found that the AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines provided “much lower” levels of stopping the new variant.
However, preliminary data found that effectiveness seemed to “increase considerably” after a booster dose - giving around 70 to 75 pc protection against symptomatic infection. Read more: Pregnant teen mum who starred in Educating Greater Manchester to stay in jail But Michael Gove has warned of the potential of more restrictions coming soon - as reports emerged on Friday of Boris Johnson 'considering Plan C
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