New Data on Omicron Offer ‘Glimmer of Christmas Hope’: UK Health Official

New Data on Omicron Offer ‘Glimmer of Christmas Hope’: UK Health Official
UK Health Security Agency Chief Executive Jenny Harries attends a press conference inside the Downing Street Briefing Room in central London on Oct. 20, 2021. Toby Melville /Pool/AFP via Getty Images
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New studies showing the Omicron coronavirus variant may be up to 70 percent less likely to lead to hospitalisation offer a “glimmer of Christmas hope,” a senior UK health official has said.

But UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) Chief Executive Dr. Jenny Harries refused to retract her earlier statement that Omicron could be the most serious threat the UK has faced during the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic.