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>> sanjay, john, thank you both very much. in new ohm control variant spread to two dozen countries at this point. cnn is going inside a lab in south africa where the variant is being studied. well have a live report next. new republican infighting. a war of words between house members. whats the impact here? whats kevin mccarthy going to do really? and what is the conservative supreme court going to do about roe v. wade. it happens in just a few hours. yourur eyes. beautiful on the outside,...

Theories. the world health organization naming the new covid variant omicron last week the south african government warned that the world should be aware of this variant. it was first detected there earlier this month. of course, this is far from the first variant we have seen emerge. and, quite honestly, it is not unexpected. this is what viruses do. they mutate. we have already cycled through the alpha variant that came out of the united kingdom late last year. beta first detected in south afr...

Dealing with in terms of transmissibility and severity, at least potentially? i know theres still a lot we dont know. >> severity, you heard the reports that maybe this produces a mild illness. i think like dr. fauci, im not convinced. i think these are anecdotes. we should assume that, like all the other variants, they seem to produce a similar spectrum of illness. i think in terms of transmissibility, what i am seeing is when you look at the actual sequence of the virus, it looks more to me li...

Potentially shaping out, ana. one is, you know, when you look at the sequence of the virus in terms of its transmissibility. it looks a lot like the alpha variant that arose out of the united kingdom and came to the united states at the beginning part of the year which was more transmissible than the original lineage but not more transmissible than delta. on that basis i actually dont think omicron is necessarily going to outcompete delta. i think delta is still going to be with us, but we might...

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New york im emit in for chris hayes. there is a new coronavirus variant raising questions and concerns around the globe. while scientists and public health experts are helping to answer questions and ease those concerns, the pro curled white in this country is meeting this challenge with the same old mix of misinformation and conspiracy theories. world health organization naming the new covid variant omicron. last week the south african government warned that the world should be aware of this va...

Saw earlier in the year, the delta variant overtook the highly infectious alpha variant in a matter of four to six weeks and replaced entirely. that might be about to happen with omicron or it might not. we dont know that for sure. so it is the potential risk that we are worried about. so is the potential risk that we are worried about.— is the potential risk that we are worried about. so this comes back then, and worried about. so this comes back then. and i— worried about. so this comes ba...

Quickly, is already probably much more widespread than the testing suggests. i want to mention, i just got back from a couple of key labs in this part of the country. one was credited with actually discovering this variant. they saw the anomalies in their pcr tests, so anyone yo kwhos gone for a covid test knows that kind of test. weve all had to do it, particularly when we travel. they noticed there was a drop-off in that test that suggested that there was a variant or at least a type of the vi...

Modernas ceo shared this morning? >> you know, the ceos of the companies for the last two years, when they make these statements, we always have to remember they are not meant for you, theyre not meant for me, theyre meant for their shareholders to jack up the stock prices. thats their job, and unfortunately they do it. without the context of how this will resonate. chuck, i dont know the answer, but heres how i think theres one possible scenario this could play out if i could have a minute. the...

People who have mild reaction to covid and the real worry is what it will do when its spread among the elderly thats susceptible and dying much higher. we still have about 1100 deaths a day in the united states. and so its current vaccines are not as good as they were of the delta and alpha variants. we do know like everything, wearing a high quality mask will make a difference in protecting yourself. wearing an n-95 respiratory regularly is the best thing you can do, avoiding indoor activities ...