Reasonable chance of vaccine escape with Omicron - UK official

There is a reasonable chance that the newly identified Omicron variant of the coronavirus has some degree of vaccine escape, England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said on Saturday.

"There is a reasonable chance that at least there will be some degree of vaccine escape with this variant," Whitty told a news conference, speaking alongside British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

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