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Katharine da costa. some vaccine centres like this one in north london are now open 2a hours a day as staff go all out to getjabs into arms. but the acceleration of boosters cant compete with a variant that is doubling every two days. in london, 0micron is already driving a huge wave of infections, in london, 0micron is already driving a huge we are incredibly concerned by the huge surge in the 0micron variant. over the last 2a hours, we have had the largest number of new cases since this pandem...

Boosted and around people who are vaccinated and boosted, there is going to be a large omicron wave, you will do okay. you might get infected but youll do okay, we will not see serious illness in that population. >> what are we headed into then, can you take us through what you would predict what the ominous lines will look like and how long it will take for it to come back down? >> so yeah, obviously some of this is guess work as we look at data from africa, the uk, and a little from the united...

Voting rights. this speech that you gave tonight makes me think that you are calling for something new. that you are calling for a essentially a carve out for the filibuster. so that voting rights can pass with just a simple majority vote. this is a shift for you, isnt it? >> yes it is, because the foundation of voting rights is at stake. and part of what has really influence to me is just seeing this acceleration of measures of the state level. where they are working to take in administered ele...

Tonight makes me think that youre calling for something new, that you are calling for essentially a carve-out from the filibuster so voting rights can pass with a simple majority vote. this is a shift for you, isnt it? >> yes, it is. the foundational nature of voting rights is at stake. part of what has influenced me is seeing this acceleration of measures at the state level where theyre working to take impartially administered elections and turning them into a partisan exercise. and if that hap...

This speech that you gave tonight makes me think that youre calling for something new. that you are calling for essentially a carve-out from the filibuster so voting rights can pass with a simple majority vote. this is a shift for you, isnt it? >> yes, it is. the foundational nature of voting rights is at stake. part of what has influenced me is seeing this acceleration of measures at the state level where theyre working to take impartially administered elections and turning them into a partisan...

Strong that masks dont add much in the air cabin environment. its very safe compared to any other indoor setting. >> i agree. dr. hote zoo, would you get on a plane now or in the coming weeks without a mask? >> no. and we have data from the national academy of public sinces, a we also have, you know, randomized clinical trial designs that were common bangladesh and the data supports the use of masks. why say this now when we have the most translistable acceleration and some of these

We are still in the middle of the viral storm. so the idea they may be less likely to get sick, that may be true. we saw that in south africa as well, especially among younger and healthier people. what about older people, the graph you see on the screen, this is mostly unvaccinated people, still taking up hospital beds with covid. >> as we are watching the numbers, i wonder what you are looking for in the next few weeks, what you want to know about omicron and whats concerning you. >> you know,...

Has had an outbreak now causing staffing short action and other disruptions. what more do you know? >> right. it was described as a material uptick in covid-positive cases here that were detected with the district attorneys office in a letter that was sent to staff. they said that many of those cases have been relatively mild to moderate and they do expect obviously full recovery for those individuals there, and yes its led to staff shortages so they are trying to keep up obviously with the case...

Rico. the surge in new cases taking a major toll on everyday life. you may be seeing some of it where you are, here in new york city, some broadway shows just canceled, sporting events as well, college campuses as we pointed out, some of those schools now shifting back to online learning. >> yeah. at least four more colleges and universities including princeton and nyu taking protective measures moving the last days of their fall semesters online including final exams. cnn correspondent polo san...

Here, it is going to be the dominant strain next month and again bracing for a possible tough winter for the unvaccinated. so much different than a year ago, of course. it sounds familiar, it sounds like deja vu, but we are in a different place because of vaccinations. the president once again pushing vaccinations and those booster shots, alisyn. >> tell us what students are saying about all of this. >> theres an incredible acceleration on campus and nyu officials basically urging the staff memb...