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Ourselves. >> reporter: now, omicron, of course, is surging throughout the country, but so is the booster shot program. 55% of eligible people in this country have gotten their booster shot already. they are giving them out at a rate of almost a million per day. and the clinics are going to stay open throughout the holidays as well. the concern now, though, is the sheer volume of cases of omicron could still put serious pressure on the health system. kim, lately, the number of health care workers calling in sick, especially here in london which is the omicron epicenter of the uk, that certainl...

Omicron epicenter of this country. it also has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country. part of the concern is even if omicron is less severe, and studies suggest many my accounts it is, you could still have such a high number of cases that you'll end up with pressure on the health care system. perhaps the more pressing concern, though, right now is if you look at the number of health care workers who are calling in sick. take the end of november, for instance. in london, there are about 1,000 health care workers calling in sick that day. fast forward to a week ago. that number had ...

England, would probably tell you there would only be restrictions if we start to see a dramatic rise in hospitalizations, because that's sort of the key metric that they're keeping an eye on right now. they're more consent to sort of let cases rise, and they are rising at a pretty incredible, frightening pace right now. you mentioned a record on christmas eve. the latest government estimates are that 1 in 35 people in england have the virus. that's 1 in 20 in london. the sort of omicron epicenter. while across the country, hospitalizations are maybe starting to tick up ever so slightly, they a...

Omicron is already spreading wildly in the uk. cnn's scott mcclain is in london for us. >> reporter: wolf, the uk just recorded its second highest number of new infections is, but the prime minister has decided not to put new restrictions in place before christmas. despite government scientists urging him to take action to prevent near record high hospital admissions. johnson met with his cabinet today and acknowledged that omicron is surging across the country and now hospitalizations are rising quickly in london. that's the omicron epicenter. health officials are planning to treat some covid...

Omicron scare: Experts give clarity over breathlessness, chances of death due to new COVID-19 strain - According to the report, most of the patients admitted to the COVID-19 ward did not require oxygen, as was seen in the previous wave.