ABC‘s Tom Rivers - December 13, 2021 - KRDO‘s Morning News

British PM Boris Johnson said in a televised address on Sunday that "the UK's four chief medical officers have raised the COVID alert level to four, its second highest level, because of the evidence that omicron is doubling" in the UK every couple of days. Johnson said they know "from bitter experience" how these exponential curves develop: "No one should be in any doubt, there is a tidal wave of omicron coming and I'm afraid it is now clear that two doses of vaccine are simply not enough to give the level of protection we all need.  Johnson announced the UK is launching the 'omicron emergency booster national mission' which he says is unlike anything they've done before in the vaccination program: two weeks ago Johnson promised every eligible adult a booster by the end of January. In light of the omicron emergency, he's bringing that target forward by a whole month.  Everyone eligible aged 18 and over in England will have a chance to get their booster before the New Year. And he says his administration will provide additional support to accelerate vaccinations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.