Finding Omicron News Today

Prove to be? new research today from the uk, south africa, and japan are finding omicron may be less likely to cause severe disease in the lungs but at this point it is still not clear whether the variant is less severe. israel, though, not waiting around to find out. now, recommending a fourth-vaccine dose to everyone over the age of 60, along with medical workers and people with suppressed immune systems. back here, hospitals are bracing for what may feel like march of 2020, again. the preside...

And the disappointing news for parents of children under 5 years old. pfizer pushing back the time line. erielle reshef leads us off here in new york. >> reporter: tonight, just one week ahead of christmas, experts warning the country is heading for a devastating double punch. as covid cases skyrocket from coast to coast, fueled by the delta variant already. and now the omicron variant doubling every 2 to 3 days. >> were really just about to xperience a viral blizzard. i think in the next 3 to 8...

And parents were hoping for. pfizer testing to see if a third dose will work. experts emphasize the vaccines are safe and effective for kids over 5. >> and dr. fauci pointing to the new research today, showing that five months after the two shots, it may not be enough protection for adults. saying there is virtually no neutralization to fight omicron. he said after the booster, one month after the booster, youre back in the protected range. more proof you have to keep the antibodies up. >> repor...

For this interactive show getting answers. tonight, the alarming covid across the u.s. what theyre seeing in new york city. as millions across the nation travel for christmas. and dr. fauci on the new study, and why he says you need to get the booster to protect against omicron. the fast-spreading omicron variant now reported in at least 41 states. new york state reporting a pandemic record more than 21,000 new cases in 24 hours. tonight, the rockettes season now canceled. dr. fauci on the stu...

Yourselves, your families, and the hospitals you may soon overwhelm. >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci citing new research today that shows two doses of the mrna vaccines provide significantly less protection against omicron after five months because these vaccines wane over time, which is why fauci pushed for more americans to get vaccinated if youre not, and get boosters to boost your antibody levels if youve already been vaccinated. >> so the bottom line of what weve been telling you all along, ...

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