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160,000 people are hospitalized with covid right now. that's a record high. but as cnn's omar jimenez reports, the number of daily cases are actually trending down, even as some hospitals are growing more crowded by the day. >> the reason this january is so dramatically different from 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 highest for those who are up to date with their vaccination, meaning those who are boosted when they are el...

So dramatically different from last january is because we have the tools to protect people. >> reporter: being boosted has never been more important. >> protection against infection and hospitalization with the omicron variant is highest for those who are up to date with their vaccinations, meaning those who are boosted when they are eligible. >> reporter: one cdc study published friday looked at 88,000 hospitalizations across ten states in december and january when omicron has been dominant, finding being boosted was 90% effective at preventing hospitalization during omicron. only slightly do...

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...