Covid-19: What do we know about the Omicron variant?

Science Digest by NZME

Dec 13, 202146:23Science & Medicine

After months of lockdown and two years of closed borders, New Zealand is preparing to open up and live with Covid-19 - but, just as the Government announced plans for the future, a new variant called Omicron has emerged,...

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