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Anticipated and what we have been preparing for. i know there are a lot of questions about the omicron variant, how to protect yourselves, our loved ones, how to safely gather with our family and friends over the holidays, and you have heard me say before, we know what works against covid-19. and it's critically important that we implement our proven multilayer prevention strategies. let me reiterate those four prevention measures for you. get vaccinated. get boosted. wear a mask in public indoor settings in areas of substantial and high risk community transmission, and take a test before you ...

Early data on the vaccine is promising against omicron, especially when people are boosted. covid-19 vaccines, especially when accompanied by a booster dose are likely to protect against severe disease, hospitalization, and death. still, we know we will continue to hear more about people who get infected who are vaccinated. these people may get mild or asymptomatic infections and could unknowingly spread those infections to others. again, this means it is important for everyone, regardless of vaccination status, to wear a mask in public indoor settings in communities of substantial or high tra...

Are the strongest self-critics of could we have done something better, could we have done something more quickly or more thoroughly. and you know, when you say i can't think of anything, i don't want anyone to think that we think we've done everything perfectly, but i don't think i could .1 thing out in the last month. i think we have been intensively involved in getting the response to the omicron variant. we jumped all over it, all of us spent the entire thanksgiving weekend getting enough information to be able to respond in an appropriate way to omicron. so again, admittedly, we can always...

Protect families, communities, and hospitals as we face omicron. these steps include more support for hospitals, including 1,000 military troops deployed, hundreds of ambulances and help for hospitals to ensure adequate supplies, equipment and beds. more testing including new federal sites and a half billion tests will be free to all americans. and more capacity to get shots in arms including new mobile clinics, hundreds of additional vaccinators in the field, and tens of thousands of new appointments. let me reiterate what the president said yesterday, this is not march 2020. we have more too...

In the south africa study, they looked at cases in october and november. they found that folks who had omicron, 2.5% of them ended up getting admitted to the hospital, but folks with delta, 12.8% of them ended up being admitted to the hospital. that shows you how much milder the disease is with omicron. as far as scotland, they found a 2/3 reduction in hospitalization risk, and this is important, the booster was linked to a 57% reduction in the risk of symptomatic infection, so the booster making a difference. t most important thing is get vaccinated. if you're more than six months past the se...