Coronavirus Update: EU meets to discuss response to omicron variant as France restricts travel from UK, and CDC panel to discuss rare side effect from J&J vaccine

The omicron variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 dominated headlines on the pandemic on Thursday, as European Union leaders met to coordinate a response to its fast spread across the continent and France imposed fresh restrictions on travelers from the UK.

The omicron variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 dominated headlines on the pandemic on Thursday, as European Union leaders met to coordinate a response to its fast spread across the continent and France imposed fresh restrictions on travelers from the UK.