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Due to covid issues and schools like harvard university moving graduate and professional schools to online classes for the first three weeks of january. covid striking governor larry hogan and members of congress with elizabeth warren, new jersey senator corey booker, and colorado congressman jason crow, all testing positive for the virus. health workers and government officials increasingly focused on boosters. >> we see those a are vaccinated, who have received their booster, arent coming in a...

Vaccination. and we know vaccination helps address omicron. >> reporter: still undecided on whether crowds will fill times square for new years eve. as covid infections have upended the worlds of sports and entertainment forcing "saturday night live" to cancel its live audience. the nba, nhl also postponing games and schools like harvard university moving graduate and professional schools to online classes for the first three weeks of january. health workers and government officials increasingly...

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...

Scientific data before we start talking about more doses. you know, its taken us a while, as you say, to even get this third dose in even the most vulnerable folks. theres data showing that many nursing home residents still have not gotten their third dose booster. thats the group for whom boosters are most needed. as always, i try to emphasize doing the thing with the biggest public health impact. its getting that first and second dose of vaccine, that primary series, and now the booster for th...

Suspected case of omicron to self isolate for ten days regardless of your vaccination status. >> israel to shutdown the borders to foreigners entirely spooked over a single omicron case. vaccine manufacturers are already mobilizing. pfizer says a shot for vaccine will take 100 days, but theyre not already testing a high dose booster is working on omicron specific shot. >> president biden says number vaccine mandates are ahead at this time the omicron emergences adding urgency to the administrati...

Self isolate for ten days regardless of your vaccination status. >> israel to shutdown the borders to foreigners entirely spooked over a single omicron case. vaccine manufacturers are already mobilizing. pfizer says a shot for vaccine will take 100 days, but theyre not already testing a high dose booster is working on omicron specific shot. >> president biden says number vaccine mandates are ahead at this time the omicron emergences adding urgency to the administration vaccination efforts and is...

Vaccine against omicron as well as a higher dose booster. additionally, the company says its developing a new booster that specifically targets omicron. if history is any guide, it will likely be ready for human trials anywhere from 2-3 months from now. griff, back to you. griff: all right. jonathan serrie covering all of this in atlanta. jonathan, thank you. alicia? alicia: the biden administration is saying it will be guided by the science when it comes to the ott spread of the omicron variant...

In communities with high transmission rates. health experts also recommend vaccinations and boosters for those who are eligible. moderna has announced its already testing the availability of its current covid vaccine to neutralize the omicron variant. the company is also evaluating a higher dose booster as well as developing a my booster that -- new booster that specifically targets the new variant. a new booster would likely take anywhere from 2-3 months to get to the point of human trials, art...

What vac scene experts on these panels were already noting to media, is that two doses of moderna even if youre high risk seem to be pretty darn good many months out, six months out. so thats why theyre saying theres some question do we actually need that booster? but they have decided to greenlight a half dose booster, i think in part for consistency purposes. my mother, for example, got two doses of moderna, wondering when shes going to get the booster. ive heard something similar. so avoid co...

Risk seem to be pretty darn good. many months. out six months, out so thats why theyre saying, theres some question do we actually need the booster? they have decided to greenlight a half dose booster, i think in part for consistency purposes, my mother for example of got two doses of moderna, and shes wondering why should get the third. to avoid confusion to remain consistent, recognizing we need to be humble about the uncertainty that rides, ahead i think its the right move, but thats the reas...