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Need to know. what is it? >> oh, victor, there is a lot. it's not entirely clear how effective or if it's really all that effective, this booster, that moderna is putting out now. the 50 micro gram booster that you can get at pharmacies. it gets complicated. let me lay it out. let's take a look at what moderna said. moderna said when they looked at their current booster, 50 micro grams, that's what you can get going to a pharmacy or whatever. it did boost antibodies, but 100 micro grams boosted antibodies even higher, and the effectiveness of either dose against omicron is unclear. just becaus...

Strengthen its booster recommendations. the agency now says all adults should get boosted six months after their second dose from the pfizer or moderna vaccines and two months after the single dose of the johnson & johnson vaccine. the previous guidance said anyone 18 and older may get a booster and the expectation here is that vaccines especially the level of antibody response that comes with the boosters will provide at least some protection from omicron but it is going to take a couple weeks to know for sure. tonight the president calling for calm. >> this variant is a cause for concern not...

I think we'll be able to see as we test these -- the vaccines now, and as we bring on some of these new variant specific vaccines as well, we'll be able to see whether they have effectiveness not only in the laboratory but in human beings as well. that should go relatively quickly and obviously we'll work very closely with governments and health authorities around the world. >> if you do determine that an updated vaccine or booster is actually necessary, how soon do you think that would be ready? >> i think we have a few levels we can go through. the first is to get vaccinated as i say. get bo...