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The world faces an omicron Christmas but isn’t doing much about it yet

The festive season will be dominated by a large wave of covid-19 infections caused by the omicron variant, but few countries appear to have substantially changed their plans

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We failed to prevent omicron – can we stop future variants evolving?

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How likely are you to get reinfected now that omicron is spreading?

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World 91ɫ��Ƭ Organization's technical lead on the coronavirus pandemic, Maria van Kerkhove gestures during an interview with AFP in Geneva on October 13, 2020. (Photo by Richard Juilliart / AFP) (Photo by RICHARD JUILLIART/AFP via Getty Images)

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Maria Van Kerkhove interview: What we know about omicron so far

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Margaret Keenan was vaccinated at University Hospital, Coventry, on 8 December, 2020

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Omicron may spread much more easily at social functions than other variants

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Omicron variant may make Christmas party infection risk much higher

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A health worker speaks with a driver in the drive-thru area of the Testaro Covid-19 mobile testing site outside Richmond Corner shopping center in the Milnerton district of Cape Town, South Africa, on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. South Africa announced the discovery of a new variant, later christened omicron, on Nov. 25 as cases began to spike and the strain spread across the globe. Photographer: Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Omicron looks set to cause a huge wave of covid-19 around the world

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Vaccinations taking place at Derby's Pakistani Community Centre in April, 2021

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Fake covid-19 vaccine certificates are being sold on the dark web

Researchers found 17 illicit marketplaces claiming to sell vaccine passports, and some appear to be valid entries in national databases

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Why has the UK been so slow to vaccinate children against covid-19?

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Can omicron-specific vaccines arrive fast enough to make a difference?

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Covid booster shots are pushing protection to unexpected heights

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Omicron: How dangerous is the new variant first found in South Africa?

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