In a pre-recorded statement, the prime minister spoke of "a tidal wave of Omicron" and "an emergency". The target of giving booster vaccine jabs to all adults, he said, will be brought forward by a month from the end of January.
Boris Johnson explained that two doses of vaccine were simply not enough to give the level of protection needed. "But the good news is that our scientists are confident that with a third dose, a booster dose, we can all bring our level of protection back up."
Earlier on Sunday, the UK's Covid alert level was raised to four due to the spread of the Omicron variant. Level four means a high or rising level of transmission. The last time the UK was at level four was in May.
The prime minister did not announce any further Covid-related restrictions.
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Can anybody find out where @James has got to? He seemed to be adamant that this was all just overblown and wouldn't be anything to worry about.
Omicron is a mild cold, there are barely any hospitalizations and no reported deaths. Why do you need a vaccine for a cold your immune system will fight. The games up Boris. Plandemic is over.