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Studies show a booster provide considerable protection. today, the white house made it clear: to fight omicron, americans need a booster shot. >> our booster vaccine regimens work against omicron. at this point, there is no need for a variant-specific booster. >> reporter: just 30% of fully vaccinated adults have a booster. >> it is a necessity. >> reporter: to emphasize the need for that extra shot, new jersey declared today "booster day," one year after the first vaccines were administered. omicron is surging there and in new york, making up 13% of cases, compared to 3% nationwide. the varia...

>> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. tonight, we're following a concerning surge in coronavirus cases across the country, leaving colleges and businesses to close or reinstate covid measures. several large schools are and returning to remote introduction. others have shutting down campus and cancelling all student dominant strain.udinghe bu etxper warn the omicron spread is likely outpacing the nation's ability to track it. today, we heard from the c.d.c. director who warned that early data suggests omicron cases are more contagious than delta. the latest wave threatens to...

Preliminary studies indicate the new variant seems to cause mild symptoms, but more data is needed to ascertain its severity, the global health agency added.

Australia had previously said it would offer the booster to everyone over 18 who had had their second dose of the vaccine six months earlier. But with rising cases of the Omicron variant, Health Minister said the time interval will be shortened to five months after the second dose.

In view of the protection available to people, even if they get infected, it will be very mild and most of the time asymptomatic, said Rakesh Mishra, Director, Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS), Bangalore.