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As often is the case, one has competing studies.  From what I've read, overall, a third dose provides meaningful protection against Omicron, at least for a few months.

The UK uses a different vaccine.

Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against Omicron or Delta infection | medRxiv

Conclusions Two doses of COVID-19 vaccines are unlikely to protect against infection by Omicron. A third dose provides some protection in the immediate term, but substantially less than against Delta. Our results may be confounded by behaviours that we were unable to account for in our analyses. Further research is needed to examine protection against severe outcomes.

Booster Shots 90% Effective at Preventing Omicron Hospitalizations: CDC Data (webmd.com)

I think it's pretty clear, the booster offers some protection against Omicron, though that will lessen with time.

Jan. 24, 2022 -- Booster shots of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines appear to be highly effective at preventing hospitalizations due to the Omicron variant, according to three new CDC studies published on Friday.

The extra doses were 90% effective at keeping people out of the hospital after infection and 82% effective at preventing emergency department and urgent care visits.

If a new booster is credibly recommended, I'll get in line.

The studies compare outcomes of folks with boosters to folks with lower vaccine levels, and the results, to me, seem rather clear.

If some in one group had a prior infection, so would the same number in the other group, perhaps even more so, as the unvaccinated would be more likely to have had a prior infection.

These are pretty large based studies.  Anyway, I too am against mandated vaccines except perhaps in small select groups.  I would get an update.

So unless significant evidence is shown to prove it's worthwhile, I'm not getting another booster.

Yup.  

If they could somehow target emerging/expected variants in a timely manner I'd consider it.  But the current process doesn't seem to allow for bringing the shots to market quick enough to capture that moment.

I think there's a reasonable downside to the idea of annual shots-- for the political football of COVID specifically, anyway-- because there's always the opportunity for the government to do something non-sciency and make them required for travel, employment, etc. 

If they're targeted for emerging strains I'd say there's reasonable scientific justification for getting one, as long as it's not mandated.

If they're not targeted, that justification disappears and I'll take my chances at getting a mild cold, and completely avoid the potential of giving the government an opportunity to extend further its capability of exerting control over my daily life.

People that fear getting worse than a mild cold, should still have all opportunity to get whatever shots they want.  This is nothing more than a risk-utility analysis.

as far as Im concerned they can have yearly shots all they want but just dont have any government mandates

Sure. No government mandates, and no linking it as a requirement for travel, employment, or anything else that attempts to curtail your rights to Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.