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'Highly probable' Omicron variant has reached Bolton, officials say - with residents urged to get vaccine
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukIt is ‘highly probable’ Greater Manchester now has cases of the omicron Covid-19 variant, health chiefs have said. Two ‘highly probable’ cases of the B.1.1.529 variant have been identified in Bolton, which are awaiting laboratory confirmation.
In the meantime, the council says it is taking ‘precautionary action’ against the spread of the strain — with residents urged to redouble their efforts and get the vaccine. READ MORE: Mum slams school after being fined for keeping son, 8, home with Covid symptoms “Omicron is a new variant and we have more work to do to understand how easily this can be transmitted, and how well the vaccines work to protect against it,” said Dr Helen Lowey, the town’s director of public health. “In the meantime, it is
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