ONE GOOD REASON TO GET THE COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOT…THE OMICRON VARIANT SAYS THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 

IF YOU’VE HAD BOTH YOUR SHOTS BUT AREN’T REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING THE BOOSTER AS WELL, THE NEW VARIANT SHOULD MAKE YOU RECONSIDER SAYS STATE PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR DOCTOR NGOZI (en-gahzi) EZIKE (eh-zee-kay).

EZIKE SAYS EARLY REPORTS SHOW THAT ONCE BOOSTED, THE VACCINE STILL GIVES ABOUT 80 PERCENT PROTECTION AGAINST THE OMICRON VARIANT.

THE LATEST COUNT OF NEW COVID-19 CASES IN ILLINOIS IS 11-THOUSAND-858. THAT’S THE HIGHEST DAILY TOTAL IN OVER A YEAR. HOSPITALIZATIONS ALSO CONTINUE TO INCREASE.