at an oncoming 0micron surge. clearly, unvaccinated individuals are really at a high risk of serious involvement, including hospitalisation. the fully vaccinated are doing much better off. the optimum protection is fully vaccinated, plus a boost. so the bottom line of what we ve been telling you all along, it is critical to get vaccinated. if you are vaccinated, it is critical for optimum protection to get boosted. let s speak to drjeremy faust, who s an emergency physician at brigham and women s hospital. he s in boston. thank you very much for being with us. we heard this morning from anthony fauci. how worried are you about the spread of 0micron, especially with christmas just days away? omicron, especially with christmas just days away? christmas ust days away? thank ou for christmasjust days away? thank you for having christmasjust days away? thank you for having me. christmasjust days away? thank you for having me. what - christmasjust days away? thank you for having me. wha
the fully vaccinated are doing much better off. the optimum protection is fully vaccinated, plus a boost. so the bottom line of what we ve been telling you all along, it is critical to get vaccinated. if you are vaccinated, it is critical for optimum protection to get boosted. we can now speak to dr william schaffner who s a professor of infectious diseases at vanderbilt university medical center. thank you very much for being with us. we have been told omicron is much more transmissible. how much more transmissible. how much more transmissible is it than the previous iterations of coronavirus?- previous iterations of coronavirus? ., , coronavirus? good to be with ou. coronavirus? good to be with yom omicron coronavirus? good to be with you. omicron is coronavirus? good to be with you. omicron is indeed - coronavirus? good to be with you. omicron is indeed much more contagious. one study indicates it multiplies, that is it reproduces itself 70 times more frequently than does the de
the fully vaccinated are doing much better off. the optimum protection is fully vaccinated, plus a boost. so the bottom line of what we ve been telling you all along, it is critical to get vaccinated. if you are vaccinated, it is critical for optimum protection to get boosted. well, earlier i spoke to dr jeremy faust, who s an emergency physician at brigham and women s hospital. i asked how concerned he was over the spread of omicron during the xmas period in the us. what worries me is a coronavirus variant of any name, whether it s delta or omicron, because we have far too many people who do not have a vaccination yet. there are so many millions of americans who have not elected to be vaccinated. and there are also some people who really need to be boosted especially older people, people with immune compromise or other risks who need to be boosted that s what worries me the most and it comes at a time when we are heading into a usual cold and flu
including hospitalisation. the fully vaccinated are doing much better off. the optimum protection is fully vaccinated, plus a boost. so the bottom line of what we ve been telling you all along, it is critical to get vaccinated. if you are vaccinated, it is critical for optimum protection to get boosted. well, earlier, ispoke to william schaffner who s a professor of infectious diseases at vanderbilt university medical center. he began by explaining how omicron is the fastest spreading variant so far. omicron is indeed much more contagious. there s been one study to indicate that it multiplies, that is it reproduces itself 70 times more frequently than does the delta virus when it s back in the throat and behind the nose. that means of course that a person exhales a large amount of virus, making it much more