WHO again warns against vaccine hoarding as countries look to boosters to tackle Omicron

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Published 10 December 2021 10:35am
By Essam Al-Ghalib
Source: SBS

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Health authorities are recommending booster shots to try to fight off the new Omicron variant, which threatens supplies to poorer countries where inoculation rates are still low.

For health and support measures currently in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in your language, visit sbs.com.au/coronavirus.

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