>> THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE,
PEI-SZE.
>>> NOW WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE
OMICRON VARIANT.
DR. FAUCI SAID TODAY IT’S
DR. FAUCI SAID TODAY IT’S
REASONABLE TO BELIEVE THAT THE
CURRENT VACCINES WILL PROVIDE
SOME PROTECTION AGAINST THE
VARIANT BUT WE NEED TO TO WAIT
VARIANT BUT WE NEED TO TO WAIT
TWO TO FOUR WEEKS FOR A CLEARER
PICTURE.
PUTTING NEW PRESSURE ON THE RACE
TO A TO VACCINATE.
TODAY NEW YORK CITY ROLLED OUT
SECOND DOSES TO KIDS AT PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
THIS IS A DEADLINE DAY FOR
CORRECTION OFFICERS TO GET THE
CORRECTION OFFICERS TO GET THE
FIRST SHOOT OR LOSE THE
PAYCHECK.
IT’S COMING UP IN LESS THAN AN
HOUR.
ANDREW SIFF OUTSIDE LIKENERS
QUEENS.
ANDREW.
>> Reporter: RIGHT, DAVID, THE
DEADLINE TO GET AN INCENTIVE AND
DEADLINE TO GET AN INCENTIVE AND
SHOT IS AT 5:00 P.M. TODAY.
THE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY
CAN REMEMBER REPORT TO WORK
TOMORROW AT LEAST THEY GET ONE
SHOT BEFORE THEN.
IF THEY DON’T THEY ARE PLACE ON
IF THEY DON’T THEY ARE PLACE ON
UNPAID LEAVE.
THE UNION CALLS IT POURING
GASOLINE ON THE FIRE AND AMID
GASOLINE ON THE FIRE AND AMID
THE EMERGENCE OF THE NEW
VARIANT.
WITH THE OMICRON VARIANT STILL
WITH THE OMICRON VARIANT STILL
MYSTERIOUS, COVID EXPERTS TODAY
SAID THE BEST DEFENSE FOR NOW IS
GETTING A BOOSTER SHOT.
>> WHEN YOU BOOST SOMEBODY, YOU
ELEVATE YOUR LEVEL OF PROTECTION
VERY HIGH.
AND WE ARE HOPING AND I THINK
AND WE ARE HOPING AND I THINK
WITH GOOD REASON TO FEEL THAT
THERE WILL BE SOME DEGREE OF
PROTECTION.
>> DR. FAUCI SHARING THAT FEW AT
>> DR. FAUCI SHARING THAT FEW AT
A WHITE HOUSE BRIEFING.
SO FAR THE NEW VARIANT NOT
DETECTED AFTER A SEQUENCE SEARCH
IN ALL 50 STATES.
>> RIGHT NOW THERE IS NO
EVIDENCE OF OMICRON IN THE
UNITED STATES.
UNITED STATES.
THE DELTA VARIANT REMAINS THE
PREDOMINANT CIRCULATING STRAIN,
PREDOMINANT CIRCULATING STRAIN,
REPRESENTING 99.9% OF ALL
SEQUENCES SAMPLED.
>> IN NEW YORK CITY AMID A NEW
POSTER CAMPAIGN ADVISING MASK
POSTER CAMPAIGN ADVISING MASK
USAGE AT ALL TIMES IN INDOOR
PUBLIC SETTINGS HEALTH OFFICIALS
CONTINUING TO URGE VACCINATION.
CONTINUING TO URGE VACCINATION.
AT SCHOOLS LIKE PS 40 IN GRAM
MERES.
>> I FEEL GOOD GETTING VACCINATE
SKBROOD DOZENS GETTING SECOND
SHOTS.
SO FAR ABOUT 109,000 KIDS 5 TO
11 HAVE GOTTEN VACCINATED OUT OF
11 HAVE GOTTEN VACCINATED OUT OF
660,000 IN THE AGE GROUP
CITYWIDE.
ONLY 16% OF THE ELIGIBLE
POPULATION.
>> THAT’S GOING TO BE VERY
HELPFUL TO US.
HELPFUL TO US.
BECAUSE IT’S GOING TO ALLOW US
TO HAVE A MORE NORMAL LIFE AND
HOPEFULLY MAKE THE KIDS MUCH
HAPPIER BECAUSE THEY CAN SEE
FRIENDS.
>> ON RIKERS ISLAND THE CLOCK IS
TICKING.
THE DEADLINE 5:00 P.M. FOR ALL
CORRECTION OFFICERS GETTING AT
LEAST THE FIRST SHOT.
LEAST THE FIRST SHOT.
IF THEY DON’T ON UNPAID LEAVE.
A POTENTIAL STAFFING SHORTAGE
FOR A JAIL ALREADY IN CRISIS.
EVEN THOUGH 94% OF NEW YORK CITY
WORKERS ARE VACCINATED, IT’S
ONLY 77% OF DEPARTMENT OF
ONLY 77% OF DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS WORKERS.
THE CORRECTION OFFICERS UNION
THE CORRECTION OFFICERS UNION
VOWS LEGAL ACTION.
ALTHOUGH IT’S WORTH NOTING THAT
OTHER MUNICIPAL UNIONS SUCH AS
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WENT AFTER
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WENT AFTER
THE CITY IN TERMS OF THE
MANDATES, AND THEY WERE
UNSUCCESSFUL IN ATTEMPTS TO
BLOCK IT.
BLOCK IT.
LIVE OUTSIDE OF RIKERS ISLAND IN