WASHINGTON: US health officials urged Americans on Sunday to get booster shots, wear masks and be careful if they travel over the winter holidays, with the Omicron variant raging across the world and likely to take over as the dominant strain in the United States.
"A big message for today is if you've had vaccines and a booster, you're very well protected against Omicron causing you severe disease. So, anybody listening to this who's in that 60 per cent of Americans who are eligible for a booster but haven't yet gotten one: This is the week to do it. Do not wait," he said.
In certain regions of the United States, 50 per cent of the COVID-19 tests genetically sequenced detected the Omicron variant, Fauci told CNN,"which means it's going to take over." Colorado Governor Jared Polis, meanwhile, told NBC he was considering changing the definition of fully vaccinated in his state from two shots to three."I wish they'd stop talking about it as a booster. It really is a three-dose vaccine," he said.President Joe Biden plans to give a speech on Tuesday about the rising COVID-19 case level, hammering home his message to unvaccinated Americans to get a shot and for those who are vaccinated to get a booster.
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