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Grow. yet some hospitals still grow more crowded by the day. cnn's omar jimenez reports. >> the reason this january is so dramatically different than last january is because we have the tools we need to protect people. >> reporter: being boosted has never been more important. >> protection against infection and hospitalization with the omicron variant is higher for those who are up to date with their vaccination, than those who are boosted when they are eligible. >> reporter: one cdc study published friday looking at 88 hospitalizations across ten states in december and january when omicron ha...

If it was six months ago or more versus within the last six months. so if you got the shot six months ago, 57% protection against hospitalization. so that clearly shows there was a waning of the benefit of the vaccines over that time period because if you are within six months, 81% and the number goes up to 90% if boosted. the biggest difference again, jake, is between those who got the shot six months ago versus more recently. >> so could this mean or rather when will the cdc change the definition of fully vaccinated from two doses to three? it seems like they're right on the cusp. >> yeah, i...

>> it changes the way i pump gas. >> reporter: and it's only getting worse, approaching the national average of $4.11. do you think we could hit that record in the months ahead? >> i think we have a very good chance. >> reporter: it dates back to the start of covid. look at this roller coaster chart of u.s. gas prices over time. in march 2020, prices plummeted. americans weren't on the road. oil producers, including opec, cut back on investments and operations. they had nowhere to store extra oil. >> they laid off employees. they didn't work the rigs. >> reporter: when the vaccines rolled out,...

>> you can't just turn on a spigot. these are long-cycle projects. >> reporter: so gas prices have been surging for 14 months. only briefly dipping during omicron. demand is back at pre-pandemic levels, even aaa can't explain that. >> i'm trying to figure it out right now. >> reporter: the conflict on the ukrainian border is adding a new strain. russia is the world's second largest oil producer. if the crisis escalates, jpmorgan says oil prices could soar from $91 a barrel to 120. >> if we were to see russia potentially withhold energy exports, the question would be who could make up for that....

Skyrocketed, more than experts expected and oil industry didn't have the supply. they're still playing catch-up. >> you can't just turn on a spigot. these are long cycled projects. >> reporter: gas prices surging for 14 months, only briefly dipping during omicron. demand is back at pre-pandemic levels, even triple a can't explain that. >> trying to figure it out right now. >> reporter: the new strain on the ukraine border. russia is the second largest oil producer. could soar from $91 a barrel to $120. >> if we were to see russia with energy exports, the question would be, who could make up fo...