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Up tomorrow in england, we are opening up the booster to every adult over 18 who has had a second dose of the vaccine at least three months ago. the nhs booking system will be open for these younger age groups from wednesday, and thats the best way to guarantee your slot. but, in some places, you can walk in from tomorrow. we will also assist this emergency operation by deploying 42 military planning teams across every health region, standing up additional vaccine sites and mobile units, extendi...

May end up in hospital, because we still dont know whether 0micron causes more severe illness and many people are fully vaccinated, which should help. by the and of april deaths may range from 25,000 to 75,000, depending on how well vaccines perform. but scientists are hopeful they will still provide good protection against serious disease. the research also looked at the impact of introducing new restrictions. working from home was enough to reduce the impact of 0micron in the most optimistic s...

To reduce the impact of 0micron in the most optimistic scenario, but in the most pessimistic outcome, it would take lockdown with schools open to prevent intense pressure on hospitals. what we do know is very stringent restrictions have their own downsides. they can be devastating for individuals, families and businesses, especially in the lead—up to christmas, so policymakers have some very difficult decisions to make. the government focus now is on bumping up the booster campaign to 500,000j...

The research also looked at the impact of introducing new restrictions. working from home was enough to reduce the impact of 0micron in the most optimistic scenario, but in the most pessimistic outcome, it would take lockdown with schools open to prevent intense pressure on hospitals. what we do know is that very stringent restrictions come with their own downsides. they can be devastating for individuals, for families and businesses, especially in the lead—up to christmas, so policymakers hav...

Migrants. new york citys counsel has opened the door tonight to granting the right to row in municipal elections to more than a hundred thousand noncitizens in new york spit a city. a mayoral veto could stop it but bill de blasio has said he would not stand in the way of giving green card holders and treatments access to the ballot box new covid antiviral pills on the verge of fda approval. signaling a potential night at the end of the pandemic tunnel. the how does that affect the presidents pus...

And just ahead on "cnn newsroom," access to covid boosters expands to more age groups in the united states. the latest on who can now get another dose. plus, the latest on the escalating covid cases right across europe. just ahead of the holidays. well go live to paris for you next. feeling sluggish or weighed down?

Out of an abundance of caution. remember the fda and cdc had declined to approve it for this age group earlier when we thought we were just fighting delta. but theres new data coming around omicron suggesting that a third dose is necessary potentially to fully fight off this omicron variant. and now is the time to get boosted, before it starts spreading full-fledged on the shores of the united states. i think that was a big part of the reason for the booster being approved for these younger age ...

Spreading full fledged on the shores of the united states. that was a big part of it being approved for the younger age groups at this time. >> the ceo of pfizer said in light of concerns about omicron a fourth dose of the covid vaccine may eventually be needed. only about 27% of adults have gotten the third shot, the booster. when and why would a fourth dose be necessary? i can hear people saying, oh, my gosh, another one? >> i think that is a totally natural reaction. i want to see some indepe...

COVID-19 infections more than doubled in Cyprus last week compared with the previous week, reflecting a low vaccination rate among young people, the Health Mini

Evidence, and i have to say its very early preliminary evidence suggests that it is more transmissible. >> and we are hearing as we of course have concerns about transmissibility, we want to know about how severe it is and there are south african scientists who say breathing doesnt seem to be an issue for patients infected. is that what youre seeing? can you explain this? >> so we have two sources of data. the first is anecdotal data from our doctors at the front line. ive been speaking to the c...