as well. trump loyalist lauren boebert doubles down on her attack against democrat ilhan omar after a tense phone call between the lawmakers. omar says boebert still refuses to apologize for anti-muslim remarks about her as their feud boils over. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you are in the situation room. we begin with growing concerns right now about the omicron variant of coronavirus and what it could mean for the future of the pandemic. tonight the cdc is responding by strengthening its recommendation for covid vaccine, boosters. let s go straight to our national correspondent athena jones. tell us more about the cdc s latest guidance issued just a little while ago. hi, wolf. as you just said the new omicron strain has led the cdc to strengthen its booster recommendations. the agency now says all adults should get boosted six months after their second dose from the pfizer or moderna vaccines and two mont
were either canceled or that we were not allowed to board. reporter: but today president joe biden tried to assure the american people that these are precautionary measures. this variant is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic. reporter: and he along with other top health officials continue to echo one main message. get vaccinated. please, folks, if you have been on the fence, i m not a politician. i m a scientist. maybe we can even ask all the politicians to agree on this one. get your vaccine. get your booster. it s the best chance we ve got to drive this covid-19 pandemic away. jake, as we have been saying, there s still a lot we don t know about this new coronavirus omicron, including whether or not it evades vaccines. in fact, if it indeed does, pfizer and biontech staying is prepared to adapt its vaccines within six weeks. johnson & johnson also saying it is pursuing an omicron specific vaccine as well. as you heard from president biden and public health
Republican movements celebrating as well tonight. centuries late but at least it is happening. max foster in barbados, thank you so much. follow me on facebook, instagram, twitter, and tiktok @jaketapper and tweet the show on cnn. our coverage continues with wolf blitzer in the situation room. see you tomorrow. happening now the cdc just weighed in on the newest coronavirus variant as president biden is urging all americans not to panic about the omicron threat. i ll ask moderna s chief medical officer about fears this variant may evade immunity from covid vaccine. also tonight a second trump associate could soon face a criminal contempt referral for defying the january 6th committee. the panel is setting a vote on jeffery clark s fate as the decision on mark meadows defiance is expected this week