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Omicron cases rise as Covid booster roll out expanded

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  • ➡️ The target for giving every adult in England a booster jab has been brought forward by a month over fears of a “tidal wave of Omicron” that could cause “very many deaths”
  • ➡️ Boris Johnson, set a new deadline of jabbing everyone over 18 by the new year
  • ➡️ Extra vaccine sites will be opened and additional mobile units deployed, clinic opening hours are to be extended to allow people to be jabbed around the clock and at weekends, while thousands more vaccinators will be trained
  • ➡️ The UK Covid alert level was raised to Level 4, up from Level 3
  • ➡️ We'll be bringing you latest updates on the national and local picture
  • ➡️ You can get in touch by commenting below or emailing news@bournemouthecho.co.uk

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