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We have the vaccine already here. how is it being taken there. >> jim, i know across the world people are bracing for that storm of omicron. here in the uk it's already arrived. we are absolutely in the eye of the storm. record-breaking case numbers in recent days. tens of thousands of people testing positive for covid-19. the prime minister has vowed no new restrictions before christmas. health officials taking steps to bolster their defenses against omicron. you mentioned one of the key ones there, young people aged between 5 and 11 now approved for a child vaccination from pfizer. authoriti...

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Seen from south africa, israel, europe and early data in the u.s., do you greet with dr. off fit that omicron is looking like for vaccinated people and perha perhaps, do you share that view. >> i'm optimistic that the vaccines we have protect well from severe illness, they're protected against symptomatic milder illness, but a booster dose will help to reduce symptomatic illness as well. it's for this reason that i really agree with what president biden and many other elected leaders are saying which is unvaccinated people really need to get vaccinated. ideally they are not mixing with other p...

Seeing our loved ones and there is a way for us to do that while reducing our risk. >> president biden was very clear about that. he said, if you're vaccinated, go enjoy your holidays. >> i do wonder and granting, it's early, if this data bears out, that omicron for the vaccinated causes less severe, perhaps asymptomatic cases by and large, does that mean that the peak of this may not be as bad as some of the worst projections in recent weeks? >> well, that's the hope. the hope is that omicron, it's speaking through our population in places where it's hit. there's a very sharp rise as there wa...

Very good wednesday morning. i'm jim sciutto. to be clear. no shutdowns, no lockdowns. right now the u.s. is seeing a big increase in new covid infections. with that, a major surge in some parts of the country in demand for testing. president biden laid out his plan to fight the fast-spreading omicron variant, a plan which includes several new measures to expand both testing and vaccinations. as americans begin to gather for the holidays, president biden reassured them he will not close down the country, saying those who are vaccinated can celebrate safely while sending a sharp message to thos...