Dutch Say 14 Air Passengers From South Africa With Omicron Were Vaccinated

Dutch Say 14 Air Passengers From South Africa With Omicron Were Vaccinated
People walk outside XL Schiphol test pavilion in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Nov. 27, 2021. Eva Plevier/Reuters
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AMSTERDAM—Dutch health authorities on Thursday said most of the 62 people who tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving on two flights from South Africa last week had been vaccinated, lending weight to a call for pre-flight testing regardless of vaccination status.

In addition, all 14 passengers who were later found to have been infected with the Omicron variant were vaccinated, health officials said on Thursday.