A clinic in Sacramento, California, said it's seeing an uptick in people getting their COVID-19 vaccine as we approach the holidays.James Broderick is one of those people who stopped by Urgent Care Now. He was getting his booster shot. "We're just looking forward to the holidays," Broderick said. "The last couple years have just been real rough on everybody and particularly those of us who have big families."Federal health officials announced Monday that omicron is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S., accounting for 73% of new infections last week. And experts expect a surge of new cases following family gatherings during the holidays. "We'll probably see almost twice as many cases towards the end of January as we're seeing today," said Dr. Dean Blumberg, who specializes in pediatric infectious diseases at UC Davis Health. "So, we're already going to get that increase, and omicron will just make that worse. Blumberg also explained that with a more contagious variant, there will likely be more breakthrough infections."The early reports suggest we're seeing more breakthrough infections with omicron, that it's somewhere between two and five times more transmissible than delta, and that's why we are seeing more cases," Dr. Blumberg said.However, he said, the purpose of the vaccine is not to prevent infection entirely but rather to prevent severe infection. Dr. Blumberg said early data shows people with their booster shots had about 70% protection against hospitalization with the omicron variant."Vaccination is still the No. 1 way to protect against infection, including omicron, and masking is a close second," Dr. Blumberg said. Watch the video above for the full story.

After a quadruple shooting in Westwood on Saturday left two children in critical condition, community members are outraged.Officials are already pushing for more effective solutions to gun violence this summer.The shooting happened at McHenry and Cavanaugh avenues just after 6 p.m.Investigators said a 6-year-old and an 8-year-old were shot, and at least one has life-threatening injuries.It's a situation that leaves people feeling uneasy and angry."I heard this about this 6-year-old and 8-year-old and I said, 'Look, it's time for me to get back out there,'" State Sen. Cecil Thomas said.Thomas sees a troubling trend in Cincinnati, one that seems awfully familiar."Right after we had civil unrest in 2001, we started to see an uptick in violence, you know, shootings and I remember a child getting shot, and this brought back those memories and I said, 'Wow, we've got to do something about this,'" he said.It was this most recent shooting that jogged his memory.Cincinnati police said, in broad daylight, a 6-year-old and 8-year-old, as well as two men in their late teens were shot.The young victims, who were caught in the crossfire, are at Cincinnati Children's Hospital in critical condition.The men, we're told, had non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to University of Cincinnati Medical Center.Thomas looks back at the Cincinnati Initiative to Reduce Violence at its inception, examining what's happening in the lives of those who are in the streets, tempted to pull the trigger.He said Cincinnati needs the focused approach it once had, which has been weakened by slashed funding.Thomas said it starts with investing in 15 new street advocates who could make all the difference at just the right time."Where now, this individual that may be thinking about firing a gun at 2 o'clock in the morning, he had that advocate that he could call on his cell phone. That advocate was available 24 hours a day. He'd call him and say, 'Hey man, I'm thinking about doing something', so the advocate would meet him and say, 'Naw man, let's talk this out,'" Thomas said.Thomas' vision is that 15 advocates would work with about 30 or so clients to help curb the violence this summer.He said the price tag sits about $500,000.Cincinnati police said they have no suspect information in this latest shooting.Mayor John Cranley said police have "strong leads."Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 513-352-3040.