Warning on bans, reassurance on vaccines

By Ludwig Burger and Emma Thomasson
Updated December 1 2021 - 10:40am, first published 10:33am
Pfizer's jab will likely give strong protection against severe disease from Omicron, its makers say.
Pfizer's jab will likely give strong protection against severe disease from Omicron, its makers say.

The World Health Organisation is warning countries not to impose blanket travel bans over the new Omicron coronavirus variant as governments and scientists try to determine how much protection current vaccines will offer against the strain.

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