Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in Washington, D.C., the United States, on July 20, 2021. (J. Scott Applewhite/Pool via Xinhua) WASHINGTON - White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci on Wednesday urged Americans to get vaccinated or boosted against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as the first US case of Omicron variant was found in California. "We know what we need to do to protect people. Get vaccinated, if you're not already vaccinated. Get boosted if you've been vaccinated for more than six months with an mRNA or two months with (Johnson & Johnson])" Fauci told reporters in a news conference at the White House. As of November 30, 197.1 million people, or 60 percent of the US population, have been fully vaccinated. And 41.1 million received a booster shot, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Contro
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