The lightning spread of Omicron in Europe and elsewhere added a sense of urgency to an EU summit on Thursday.
Projections that the Omicron variant could be dominant in the EU as early as next month have pushed the issue to the top of the agendaBRUSSELS - The lightning spread of Omicron in Europe and elsewhere added a sense of urgency to an EU summit on Thursday, with leaders struggling to present a united, bloc-wide approach.
"The one answer to Omicron right now is the acceleration of our vaccination programmes with particular emphasis on the booster shots," he told reporters, describing the measures as"a battle gainst time". An ongoing confrontation with Belarus over migration flows testing the EU's borders and spiking energy prices aggravating sky-high inflation round out the high-level talks.
The EU health agency ECDC warned jabs alone would not be enough, given that Omicron infections double around every two daysOmicron's apparent ability to mute the effects of existing vaccines has galvanised efforts to get booster shots into arms. While some hope -- based on initial data from South Africa, where Omicron is already dominant -- the new strain produces milder symptoms than the Delta variant, mathematical modelling suggested its sheer infectivity could overwhelm hospitals.
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