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COVID vaccination mandates ramping up globally to fight Omicron

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The director-general of the WHOsays governments need to reassess their responses to COVID-19 & speed up vaccination programs to tackle new Omicron variant. Source: AAP

Coronavirus vaccination mandates are ramping up globally as countries look to contain the spread of the Omicron variant. In most, efforts are being turned to vaccinating children for the first time.


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Coronavirus vaccination mandates are ramping up globally as countries look to contain the spread of the Omicron variant. In most, efforts are being turned to vaccinating children for the first time.



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