Comment: They're dispensing with all subtlety now; just flat out pseudo-science and fake news...
"My loyal subjects, we will defeat the virus on the beaches..."
Mr Johnson, the Prime Minister, addressed the nation from Number Ten in a pre-recorded speech.
Mr Johnson's speech came at a difficult time for his premiership, which sees him battling with allegations he broke Covid laws by hosting a Christmas quiz last December.
He has to deal with a climbing Labour Parrty putting pressure on him in the polls.
Mr Johnson is also battling the fallout from a party at No.10 last December, which has seen his former spokesperson Allegra Stratton tearfully quit having been filmed joking about the incident.
Tonight, Mr Johnson chose to address the battle against the Omicron strain - and this is everything he announced.
Boosters for over-18s
From tomorrow in England, opening up the booster to every adult over 18 who has had a second dose of the vaccine at least three months ago.
In an address from Downing Street, the prime minister said: "We're now facing an emergency in our battle with the new variant, Omicron.
"We must urgently reinforce our wall of vaccine protection to keep our friends and loved ones safe."
'Get Boosted Now'
Mr Johnson's new slogan is 'Get Boosted Now' amid a rising wave of Omicron cases.
The PM said: "No-one should be in any doubt: there is a tidal wave of Omicron coming, and I'm afraid it is now clear that two doses of vaccine are simply not enough to give the level of protection we all need.
"But the good news is that our scientists are confident that with a third dose - a booster dose - we can all bring our level of protection back up."
The PM added: "Do not make the mistake of thinking Omicron can't hurt you."
He described the advanced booster programme as a "national mission".
It is "unlike anything we've done before in the vaccination programme," he continued.
Covid Alert Level raised
Covid Alert Level raised to four - the second highest, after agreement from the four medical officers in the UK this week.
Comment: 2001-2020 Terror Alert Levels, anyone?
New booster target
The government is bringing forward the target of boosters to New Year from end of January.
"We know from bitter experience how these exponential curves develop," he continued.
Comment: Whether he's talking about 'positive cases' or 'actual Covid illness', it's not an exponential curve - not even close to one.
"No one should be in any doubt there is a tidal wave of Omicron coming."
Comment: ...and you will all drown in it unless you do what we say!
Military help
Military planners will be sent to every region, and vaccine clinics are to extend opening hours.
Other appointments postponed
He revealed that the decision to speed up the jab rate would mean some NHS appointments would need to be postponed until the new year, arguing there would be "even greater" cancellations if the Omicron wave was allowed to rise.
Comment: No, there wouldn't, but they'll never be called out on that because when it's later shown that there wasn't, they can say 'well, it was a hypothetical'...
In a direct plea to GPs, doctors, nurses and others on the NHS front line who he said had "worked incredibly hard" throughout the pandemic, Mr Johnson said: "I must ask you to make another extraordinary effort now, so we can protect you, and your colleagues, and above all protect your patients from even greater pressures next year."
Huge rollout THIS WEEK
Booster appointments for older adults will be available from tomorrow, and for younger people from Wednesday.
Walk-ins
The PM added: "In some places you can walk in from tomorrow."
Comment: The only 'walk-ins' here are the entities that now possess about a third of the population...