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peter hotez.xperts from the items, tools in our arsenal? >> reporter: look, i mean, for the first time in the three years i've been standing in front of hospitals weer hearing positivity from doctors saying we now finally have a tool that will protect against specifically that omicron variant which is spreading like wildfire and continues to spread across the country. it is the most contagious variant and doctors saying people should get the booster. i had a chance to speak to one physician earlier today about the importance of specifically again this booster which is releasing this week. take a listen. >> we know that the immunity we get from the initial series doesn't protect us forever. and we know that vaccine boosters can help us continue to have protection. reduce hospitalization rates as well as reduce spread of the disease. >> reporter: and if you look at the vaccination rates for children, you see that they drop really off the table once you start talking about 12 and under. doctors are h

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