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Do the existing Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines work on omicron? Boston doctors explain the new COVID variant and how it compares to...

>> as we get more people vaccinated not only in this country, but globally, we will see a situation where viruss will not have the opportunity that they have right now. the more protection you get with vaccines, the less likelihood a virus has to do that, the less likely a virus has to mutate, the less likely youre going to get a variant. theres no doubt this will end, i promise you that. this will end. >> this afternoon the president will update the country on the plans to fight the pandemic th...

Cause more severe disease, and also, does it impact the potential effectiveness of vaccines, does it affect the -- does it affect immune invasion or increased immune invasion from antibodies after being vaccinated or infected before? >> katy, in addition to his eagerness to get that sample studied so we can sort out some of whats going to happen with omicron here, he also made the very good point, we have to make it again and again, that the reason we have these variants is that people are not g...

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With the vaccine program and then delta hits. so they have been pushed back on their heels because once you think you are going to turn the corner, to your point boom. now we have omicron. and guaranteed by next, the end of winter and beginning of spring there will be something else. that goes to the overall nature of why dr. patel and others are telling us to please get the vaccination. because yeah, this thing is going to mutate. it is going to change. you want to be protected. that is the key...

Virus has to do that, the less likelihood a virus has to mutate, the less likely youre going to get a variant. so one of the things we need to do about our long end game is to do the things weve been saying every single day. not only for ourselves but internationally. and you know, we have done a lot and well continue to do a lot to get lower and middle income countries vaccinated. [ inaudible question ] oh, absolutely. theres no doubt that this will end, i promise you that. this will end. >> im...

Virus has to do that, the lez likelihood a virus has to mutate, the less likely youre going to get a variant. so one of the things we need to do about our long end game is to do the things weve been saying every single day. not only for ourselves, but internationally and you know, we have done a lot and will continue to do a lot to get low and middle income countries vaccinated. oh, absolutely. theres no doubt. this will end, i promise you that. this will end. >> thank you, dr. fauci. we have to...

0 the president was asked about this earlier this week and he said that had not been recommended to him. youre his chief medical adviser. do you think thats something the country should adopt? >> im not so sure we should say that should be a requirement. we have 60 million people in this country who are not vaccinated, who are eligible to be vaccinated. lets get them vaccinated, lets get the people who are vaccinated boosted, lets get the children vaccinated. thats where we want to go as opposed...

The new Omicron variant first popped up in South Africa. Iowa doctors are now urging people to get vaccinated as the strain spreads across the globe.

Call as though we needed another wakeup call to vaccinate the world. the issue of vaccine equity. the point i want to make is the safety, one of the best ways to keep americans safe is actually to vaccinate the world. not only is it an ethical thing to do and with rates like 60% to 70% in the u.s., 7% on the african continent, you have to wonder whether we really love our neighbor. the point i want to make here is it is the smart thing to do because it is self-defeating not to do it because this...