immunity entirely. the biden administration announced new travel restrictions. this is where we begin our coverage this hour with jacqui heinrich. hi, jacqui. hi, gillian. we got a new statement from president biden about the new variant that the world health organization has deemed the omicron variant. there s three key points from the president. he said for vaccinated, the best way to strengthen yourself is to get a booster shot as soon as you re eligible. for those not yet fully vaccinated, he s urging people to get vaccinated today saying this includes children and adults. and then finally he says the news about new variant should make it clearer than ever why this pandemic won t end until we have global vaccinations. he wants intellectual property protections to be waived so the vaccines can be made globally. this is a quick action taken from the white house. this comes after the u.k. and several countries restricted travel from south africa and neighboring nations. dr