Biden warns that the omicron variant “is going to spread much more quickly”

President American, Joe Biden, warned this Thursday that the variant of the omicron coronavirus “is going to spread much more rapidly” in the United States and urged the population to get vaccinated or receive the booster dose.

“The only real protection is getting the injection,” he said, and predicted “a winter of serious illness and death “ for the unvaccinated.

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Biden gathered reporters at the end of a meeting on the pandemic to send a message directly to Americans.

He emphasized the importance of vaccinated people receiving a booster and that those who have not yet been vaccinated receive their first dose.

Earlier, deputy White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre had suggested that the administration did not intend to take specific restrictive measures just yet and would focus instead on vaccination.

“The tools we have, we know they are working”, indicated, adding: “We are just going to keep moving forward … to vaccinate and reinforce the Americans.”

The health ministers of the G7 countries called on Thursday for international cooperation against the omicron variant, which they called the “Today’s greatest threat to global public health.”

The outbreak linked to the new variant has spread globally and more European countries are implementing travel restrictions.

The United States, the most affected country in the world, currently has an average of 1,150 deaths from covid-19 per day, according to figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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