developing. >> reporter: there was some positivity from the president as they shift their strategy to acknowledge that covid and living with covid is the new normal. fred. >> all right. something we're all trying to grapple with. appreciate that from the white house. let's talk about there now with dr. tyson bell. he's an assistant professor of medicine of infectious diseases at the university of virginia. good to see you again. >> thank you. >> in what form do you think covid is here to stay? you heard what the president had to say. sd >> we're in a crushing spike now. the nature of the pandemic is a common wave. i do think at some point the omicron wave will pass. we have to be worried there can be further waves down the road.