European Commission President: 'Race against time' against Omicron

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Sunday in Riga that there is a "race against time" to analyze the new mutant of the coronavirus, "Omicron".

"We know that we are now in a race against time," said von der Leyen, adding that vaccine manufacturers need two to three weeks to get a comprehensive view of the characteristics of the virus' mutations.

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