The chief medical officer in Northern Ireland has said he is "more concerned than at any previous point in the pandemic", amid warnings over the rapid spread of Omicron Covid variant.
Sir Michael McBride urged all adults to get a booster vaccine as he and chief scientific adviser Professor Ian Young said Omicron is likely to become the dominant strain in Northern Ireland before the new year.
Professor Young said that Omicron is expected to peak in mid-January and daily case numbers are likely to be higher than at any other time during the pandemic.
It comes as the number of confirmed cases of Omicron in Northern Ireland has reached 151, according to the Public Health Agency.