of what america has promised in vaccines to the rest of the world has been delivered. only 11% of what britain has promised has been delivered. 19% of the european union. only 5% of canada. i think when you look at the arrival of the spread of omnicron, sadly, it s been in countries where the problem has not been supply of vaccine, it s been really through with hesitancy and lack of takeups. so which position do you support here? or do they both have a strong case? i think it s a really interesting situation in the terms of the way that governments respond to this. what omnicron is telling us that you have to control the pandemic globally as well as locally. and it comes back to the mantra we ve heard all the way through, that none of us are safe, to all of us are safe. it s true that there are lovells of vaccination in south africa.
so which position do you support here? or do they both have a strong case? i think it s a really interesting situation in terms of the way that governments respond to this. what omnicron is telling us that you have to control the pandemic globally, as well as locally. and it comes back to the mantra we ve heard all the way through, that none of us are safe to all of us are safe. it s true that there are low levels of vaccination in south africa. a lot of that is not to do with vaccine supply, actually. it s to do with hesitancy and to do with getting the jabs out of fridges into peoples arms. it s the practice caalities. but nevertheless, this is a wake-up call. i don t see why we immediate to be in a position where there is an either/or. we should be able to look at our own populations, by ensuring that there s enough vaccine being manufactured, and that we do everything internationally to support the practicalties and
live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and around the world. i m kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. more countries have detected cases of the covid omnicron variant and more are banning travel from the african countries where the variant was first discovered. we have live coverage from europe and asia. plus, a look at what could be the reason for the surge in smash-and-grab robberies in the united states. announcer: live from cnn center in atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. countries around the world are scrambling to get a handle on the new covid variant called omnicron. in recent days, it s already spread from southern africa and has been discovered in italy, germany, the uk, and the czech republic. australia has already reported two cases within the last few hours, and dutch authorities are now saying that omnicron was