Britain Reports 1st Omicron Fatality.
“At least one person has died from the omicron variant, the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday as he urged Britons to increase their protection with a booster shot. It is the first reported fatality in the country from the variant.
Johnson, who was speaking to reporters during a visit to a vaccination clinic in West London on Monday, said that the omicron variant “was producing hospitalizations and sadly at least one patient has been confirmed to have died with omicron.””
Britain unfortunately now has 1 death that can be attributed to the new Omicron variant. The first reports indicated this variant is not as lethal as previous strains, and that may still prove to be true. On the brighter side, the vaccines appear to be holding their own against the strain once the booster shot is administered. It is now important to continue ensuring as many people as possible get vaccinated with vaccine equity access in the developing world.
