The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said tonight that the Government's goal is to offer all adults a booster dose of coronavirus vaccine by the end of January and called on the British people to continue the fight against the new variant of the virus, omicron.

Every day our scientists learn more about this new strain of coronavirus. But there is something we are sure of, and that is that the best defense against the virus is the vaccine, the head of the Conservative government said at a press conference in Downing Street.

The British government announced yesterday that the booster dose will be offered to everyone over the age of 18 and that the interval between the second and third dose will be reduced from six to three months. writes Sky.

Johnson said today that the goal is to be able to offer everyone a booster dose by the end of January.

A country that was among the hardest hit by the pandemic with nearly 145.000 deaths, the UK now has more than 80 per cent double-vaccinated over the age of 12, while 31,1 per cent of that segment received a boost.

So far, 13 Omicron cases have been reported in England and nine in Scotland, but that number is expected to rise in the coming days.