New York smashed its single-day COVID case record for the fifth time in a week Wednesday, an astounding 28,924 new infections that mark a 30% jump from the record set earlier this week, as new state data shows the stark rate of vaccine efficacy decline when it comes to new infections for certain age groups. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who has remained adamant there will be no new COVID-related shutdowns in New York amid this explosive omicron surge, held to that contention but acknowledged this particular variant appears quite adept at evading vaccine protection when it comes to infections. That's not true with more severe cases. #nbc4ny #news4now