BBC: Covid Omicron: Time to consider mandatory jabs, EU chief says
European Union countries should consider mandatory vaccination to combat Covid and the Omicron variant, the head of its Commission has said.
Ursula von der Leyen said vaccines would be crucial in the fight against the "highly contagious" new variant.
Some two dozen countries have reported cases of Omicron, and the EU has tightened travel restrictions since it was first reported earlier this month.
European countries have also been facing a wider spike in cases.
The World Health Organization (WHO), meanwhile, said early signs were that most cases of the Omicron variant were "mild".
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Update #1: COVID-19: EU countries should debate mandatory vaccination, says von der Leyen (Euronews/AP)
Update #2: European Union mulling mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations (FOX News)
WNU Editor: The Greeks are getting a taste on what happens if they refuse the jab .... Greece imposes monthly fines of 100 euros on the over-60s who refuse a Covid vaccine (CNBC).