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Professor Christina Pagel, director of the Clinical Operational Research Unit at UCL, has warned that although the “usual people” are saying that the pandemic will be over once everyone is infected, mass vaccination and infection from previous waves has not stopped Omicron. Key data on Covid hospitalisations is set to be published today and will help the Prime Minister with his decision on whether to impose further restrictions. In a thread on Twitter, Professor Pagel warned that the current rate of infection is taking its toll on the NHS.

She said: “Omicron is not the last variant.

“Many from govt to scientists to the media to the public have decided that 100,000s cases a day are fine. We are dangerously weakening our NHS & its staff.

“Too many people will end up with chronic illness & too many will die.

“All I can do is keep saying it’s not fine.”

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Nation’s position in battle against Covid ‘incomparably better than last year’, says Boris

The nation’s position in its fight against coronavirus is ‘incomparably better than last year’, Boris Johnson said in his New Year message. 

Mr Johnson said that the reason that Brits are allowed to celebrate tonight is because of the vaccine rollout and urged those who haven’t already to make getting a booster jab their New Year’s resolution. 

Mr Johnson also commented on the unvaccinated who have ended up in hospital. 

He said: “Look at the intensive care units and the miserable, needless suffering of those who did not get their booster.

“That could be you”.

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